Prendi La Flor

Take The Flower

Prendi La Flor

I took the fleur-de-lis in your hair.Prendí la flor de lis en tu pelo.
I took the fleur-de-lis feelingPrendí la flor de lis sintiendo
that time was slipping away from me.que se me escapaba el tiempo
In your serious, fierce kisses,En tus besos serios, fieros,
I took the flower and in my fingersprendí la flor y en mis dedos
I felt everything withering,sentí que todo marchita,
that everything is slipping away from us.que todo se nos escapa.
Like the slow wheat fields,Como los trigales lentos,
slowly towards oblivion.lentamente hacia el olvido.
Slowly, irremediably.Lentamente, sin remedio.
Time hasn't passed since you left.No pasa el tiempo desde que te marchaste.
There are no months or years on the calendar.No hay meses ni años en el calendario.
I am like the upturned treeSoy como el árbol volcado
that never finishes drying up.que no acaba de secarse.
A sweet and gritty tango,Un tango arrabalero y dulce,
as sweet as molassestan dulce como la melaza
I want, my love, to write to you.quiero, mi vida, escribirte.
Perhaps to remind youQuizá para recordarte
that love is only surrenderque el amor sólo es entrega
and that sometimes, gold isy que a veces, oro es
what shines next to you.lo que junto a ti reluce
I took the fleur-de-lis in your hair,Prendí la flor de lis en tu pelo,
I took the fleur-de-lis feelingprendí la flor de lis sintiendo
that time was slipping away from me.que se me escapaba el tiempo.
A quarrelsome and sad tangoUn tango pendenciero y triste
I would like to write you love.quisiera amor escribirte.
Like a night of revelry,Como una noche de farra,
like a dawncomo un amanecer
in a strange bed.en una cama extraña.
Tango of distance,Tango de la lejanía,
of one-sided love.del amor de un solo bando.
What I felt with youLo que sentí junto a ti
I will never feel in other arms.jamás lo sentiré en otros brazos.
I took the fleur-de-lis in your hair.Prendí la flor de lis en tu pelo.
I took the fleur-de-lis feelingPrendí la flor de lis sintiendo
that time was slipping away from me.que se me escapaba el tiempo.