Campanita de Santo Domingo

Little Bell of Santo Domingo

Campanita de Santo Domingo

Little bell of Santo DomingoCampanita de santo domingo
What nostalgia you bring when you ringQue nostalgia me traes al sonar
How many times I awaited your soundCuantas veces tu son yo esperaba
Longing to see her pass byAnhelante por verla pasar

She left; you call her as beforeSe marchó; tu la llamas como antes
And I can't forget her for a single momentY ya ni un instante la puedo olvidar

Little bell, do you remember? What a sweet gaze!Campanita ¿te acuerdas? ¡que dulce mirar!
How radiant and beautiful she used to arriveQue radiante y hermosa solía llegar

As she joined her divine hands to prayAl juntar sus manitas divinas y orar
Another precious virgin adorned the altarOtra virgen preciosa adornaba el altar

Little bell, do you remember? The fateful dayCampanita ¿te acuerdas? Del día fatal
When she said she had to marry anotherCuando dijo con otro debía casar
Sobbing, she perhaps wanted to expressSollozando me quiso tal vez expresar
That the humble shouldn't loveLos humildes no deben amar

When she left, she left me her shawlAl partir me dejó su mantilla
Soaked with tears and loveEmpapada de llanto y de amor

I kissed her hands, little bellYo bese campanita sus manos
Impregnated with a strange warmthImpregnadas de extraño calor

Since then, your sound saddens meDesde entonces tu son me entristece
Maybe if you fall silent, the pain easesTal vez si enmudeces se alivia el dolor