The Palm Tree

La Palma

Here I bring a feelingAquí traigo un sentimiento
That weighs me down and kills meQue me agobia y que me mata
Thinking of that ungrateful girlDe acordarme de esa ingrata
Who tried to leave me behindQue trató de abandonarme

I wouldn't even want to rememberNo quisiera ni acordarme
That ungrateful and cruel womanDe esa ingrata y cruel mujer
Who, even though I was her loveQue siendo yo su querencia
Couldn’t return my affectionNo me supo corresponder

I asked the palm treeYo le pregunté a la palma
If it was in the right placeQue si estaba en el prolejo
To send her by mailPa' mandarle por correo
Four sighs from my soulCuatro suspiros del alma

Poor little palm treePobrecita de la palma
With the sun, it wilted awayCon el Sol se marchitó
Just like my soul wiltsAsí se marchita mi alma
When you tell me noCuando tú le dices que no

In the sea, there's a palm treeEn el mar hay una palma
With branches touching the groundCon las ramas hasta el suelo
Where those who can't find comfortDonde se van a llorar
Go to cry their hearts outLos que no encuentran consuelo

Poor little palm treePobrecita de la palma
With the sun, it wilted awayCon el Sol se marchitó
Just like my soul wiltsAsí se marchita mi alma
When you tell me noCuando tú le dices que no