Tonada del Angelito

Angelito's Tune

Tonada del Angelito

A soulless angelUn ángel desangelado
It fell into the yard of my houseCayó al patio de mi casa
Like a ripe figComo una breva madura
Stripped of his wingsDespojado de sus alas

Heavenly despair of his skyDescielado de su cielo
The poor little angel was walkingEl pobre angelito andaba
Without the bow and arrowsSin el arco y sin las flechas
Little angel from nowhereAngelito de la nada

You are the angel of the fig treeSos el ángel de la higuera
I asked him as a complimentLe pregunté de cumplido
And in a dew of tearsY en un rocío de lágrimas
He told me, I am CupidMe dijo, yo soy cupido

Forgive me for the sadnessPerdoname la tristeza
And walk so destituteY andar tan desposeido
Because people don't love each otherPorque la gente no se ama
I am a deposed angelSoy un ángel destituido

How sorry I was for itQue pena me dió la pena
Of the little angel without wingsDel angelito sin alas
His sorrow was so deepEra tan honda su pena
That when he saw him cry, he criedQue al verlo llorar, lloraba

To bring him comfortPara arrimarle consuelo
I sang him old tunesLe canté viejas tonadas
Until dawnHasta que al amanecer
Hearing me sing, he sangDe oirme cantar cantaba

And as the day returnedY mientras volvía el día
His wings were growingLe iban creciendo las alas
Friend Jorge, I'll let you knowAmigo Jorge le aviso
That love is not a figQue el amor no es una breva

And to the one who is feeling downheartedY al que anda desangelado
Oblivion takes him awayEl olvido se lo lleva
If you feel your wings growingSi siente crecer sus alas
Fly to springVuele hacia la primavera