Tres Claveles y Un Rosal

Three Carnations and a Rose

Tres Claveles y Un Rosal

The gates of the cemetery, swung wide openLas puertas del panteón, se abrieron de par en par
Buried my love, swore, never to love againSepultaron a mi amor, jure, no volver a amar
Until I reached the grave, where he now rests in peaceHasta la tumba llegue, donde hoy descansa en paz
And on his grave, I left three carnations and a roseY en su tumba le deje, tres claveles y un rosal
With tears in my eyes, I wrote on his tombCon lágrimas en mis ojos, en su tumba deje escrito
The carnations are your love, and the rose is your forgetfulnessLos claveles son tú amor, y el rosal es tu olvido

I left the sad cemetery, saw the abandoned tombSalí del triste panteón, vi la tumba abandonada
My God keep his love, my God take his soulDios mío guárdame su amor, Dios mío recoge su alma
I forgot my handkerchief, when I returned for itSe me olvido mi pañuelo, cuando regrese por el
I saw that on the cross he wrote, I will never forget youVi que en la cruz escribía, nunca te olvidaré
And I bent down, picked up the handkerchief, that I had forgottenY me incliné, recogí el pañuelo, que olvidaba yo
And I saw the carnations, I saw the carnationsY los claveles mire, los claveles mire
But the rose, was no longer therePero el rosal, ya no estaba