Esquiva
A buscar tu amor
voló mi esperanza,
pero lo escondiste coqueta
no se por qué;
se volvió la esperanza
sin encontrar tu querer.
Y lo sabe Dios
que sin mi cariño
tu te morirías de amor
tal vez como yo,
sin embargo te empeñas
en mezquinarme tu amor.
Yo no se porqué será que te negás
queriéndonos tanto
lo haces de mimosa
por oír mi voz
repitiendo que no
que no quiero la vida
si ha de faltarme tu amor.
Traje a tu balcón
una serenata
tu no apareciste sabiendo
que era mi voz
que borracha de luna
vino a cantarte mi amor.
Siempre estás así
esquiva y fueguera
como si quisieras sólo
jugar al amor;
el que juega con fuego
puede pagar con dolor.
Dodge
To seek your love
my hope flew,
but you hid it flirtatiously
I don't know why;
hope turned
without finding your love.
And God knows
that without my affection
you would die of love
maybe like me,
however, you insist
on withholding your love from me.
I don't know why you refuse
loving each other so much
you do it coyly
to hear my voice
repeating that no
that I don't want life
if your love is missing.
I brought to your balcony
a serenade
you didn't show up knowing
it was my voice
drunk with moonlight
came to sing my love to you.
You're always like that
evasive and fiery
as if you only wanted
to play with love;
he who plays with fire
can pay with pain.