Spanish Lament

Endecha Española

Oh, doveAy paloma
Descending to the boulevardQue bajas a la rambla
In BarcelonaDe Barcelona
With death on your wingsCon la muerte en las alas
AloneSola

Oh, storkAy cigüeña
Perched on a bell towerQue sobre un campanario
By ValdepeñasPor Valdepeñas
Sunbathing in your nestAsoleando tu nido
DreamingSueñas

I was a happy pilgrimFui peregrina feliz
Of Spanish lightDe luz española
Then, with death in my soulDespués, con muerte en el alma
A bird that fallsAve que se desploma

So much loveTanto amor
Who takes it from meQuién me lo quita
So much happinessTanta dicha
Who steals itQuién me roba

SwallowsGolondrinas
That will return darkQue volverán oscuras
Always to SevilleSiempre a Sevilla
Drawing in the skyDibujando en el cielo
RhymesRimas

Oh, seagullAy gaviota
San Fernando of CádizSan Fernando de Cádiz
DazzlingDeslumbradora
Waited for you like a whiteTe esperó como blanca
BowProa

I was a happy pilgrimFui peregrina feliz
Of Spanish lightDe luz española
Then, with death in my soulDespués, con muerte en el alma
A bird that fallsAve que se desploma

So much loveTanto amor
Who takes it from meQuién me lo quita
So much happinessTanta dicha
Who steals itQuién me roba