Zamba Corta

Short Zamba

Zamba Corta

I didn't want anyone to leaveYo no quería que nadie se fuera
But the day turned out that wayPero el día se dio de tal manera

Tables set and hours on endMesas servidas y horas enteras
In the kitchen was my grandmaEn la cocina estuvo mi abuela

And it clouded overY se nubló
And it pouredY se largó

The wind was blowing, tablecloths flyingSoplaba el viento, volaban manteles
And in the sky a blanket of pewterY en el cielo un manto de peltre

- it's just a downpour - I told them- es sólo un chaparrón - les dije
But it wasn't enough, soPero no alcanzó, así que

At noon, empty chairsAl mediodía, vacías las sillas
My grandma came and we ate tortillaVino mi abuela y comimos tortilla