Romance de Un Perseguido

Ballad of a Pursued One

Romance de Un Perseguido

Why does God make me lovePa qué Dios me hace querer
with such a deep love,con un amor tan profundo,
why if afterwards the worldpa qué si después el mundo
gives me suffering,se me vuelve padecer,
why if I am not to havepa qué si no he de tener más
more than thorns in my footstepsque espinas en mis huellas
I seek the light of a star,busco la luz de una estrella,
if they don't let me see it.si no me la dejan ver.

I who always walked alone,Yo que siempre anduve solo,
with no other comfort than singing,sin más consuelo que el canto,
having loved so muchcon haber querido tanto
they don't even let me love,ya ni me dejan querer,
injustice and power force mela injusticia y el poder me obligan
to walk in bitterness...a andar matreriando...
and you, flame of my life,y vos prienda de mi vida,
mother of my hope,madre de mi esperanza,
you place trust in me,ponés en mi la confianza,
and bleed for my wound,y desangrás por mi herida,
in your afflicted faceen tu carita afligida
I see all the tenderness,veo toda la ternura,
bud of your beauty,capullo de tu hermosura,
mouth of fiery passion,boca de fuego encendida,
I am the captive bird,yo soy el ave cautiva,
in the sky of your height.en el cielo de tu altura.

Because of you I knew the desirePor vos conocí la gana,
to beat in an embrace,de latir en un abrazo,
and in my desert case,y en mi desértico caso,
you were the early dawn,fuiste la aurora temprana,
because of you I rose proudly,por vos remonté en ufana,
righteous in the attempt,rectitud en el intento,
because of you I knew the lamentpor vos conocí el lamento
of feeling pursued,de sentirme perseguido,
and in my relieved madness,y en mi alivio enloquecido,
feeling you as I do.sentirte como te siento.