Ramito De Violeta

Bouquet of Violets

Ramito De Violeta

She was happy in her marriageEra feliz en su matrimonio
But her husband was the devil himselfPero su marido era el mismo demonio
The guy had a bit of a temperTenia el hombre un poco de mal genio
She complained he was never tenderElla se quejaba de que nunca fue tierno
It's been over three years nowDe esto hace ya, mas de tres años
She gets letters from a strangerRecibe cartas de un extraño
Letters filled with poetryCartas llenas de poesias
That have brought her back her joyQue le han devuelto la alegria

Who was writing you those verses, tell me girl, who was it?Quien te escribia a ti versos dime niña quien era
Who sent you flowers in the springtime?Quien te mandaba flores en primavera
Who every November ninthQuien cada nueve de noviembre
As always, without a card, yes, yes, yesComo siempre y sin tarjeta si si si
Sent you your bouquet of violets?Te mandaba tu ramito de violetas

Sometimes she dreams and imaginesA veces sueña ella y se imagina
What that guy who cherishes her so much would be likeComo sera aquel, que a ella tanto la estima
He’s probably an older manSera mas bien un hombre de pelo cano
With a big smile and tenderness in his handsSonrisa abierta y ternura en sus manos
Who could that be, that silence?Quien sera aquel, que silencio
Who could be her secret love?Quien puede ser, su amor secreto
She, who knows nothing, looks at her husband andElla que no sabe nada mira a su marido y
Then she stays quietLuego se calla

And every evening when her husband comes homeY cada tarde al volver su esposo
Tired from workCansado del trabajo
She glances at him sideways, says nothing because he knows everythingVa y lo mira de reojo no dice nada por que el lo sabe todo
She’s just happy any way it goesElla es asi feliz de cualquier modo
Because he’s the one writing her versesPor que el es quien le escribe versos
He’s her lover, her secret loveEl es su amante, su amor secreto
She, who knows nothing, looks at her husband andElla que no sabe nada mira a su marido y
Then she stays quietLuego se calla