Ramito De Violetas

Bouquet of Violets

Ramito De Violetas

She was happy in her marriage even though her husband was the devil himselfEra feliz en su matrimonio aunque su marido era el mismo demonio
The man had a bit of a bad temperTenía el hombre un poco de mal genio
She complained that he was never tenderElla se quejaba de que nunca fue tierno

For more than three years now, she has been receiving letters from a strangerDesde hace ya más de tres años recibe cartas de un extraño
Letters full of poetry that have brought her joyCartas llenas de poesía que le han devuelto la alegría

Who was writing verses to you, tell me girl who he wasQuién te escribía a ti versos, dime niña quién era (era, era, era, era)
Who sent you flowers in the spring, with love you received themQuien te mandaba flores en primavera, (era, era, era, era) con amor las recibías
As always without a cardComo siempre sin tarjeta
He sent you a bouquet of violetsTe mandaba un ramito de violetas

Sometimes she dreams and imaginesA veces sueña ella y se imagina
What the one who esteems her so much will be likeCómo será aquél que a ella tanto la estima
He will probably be a man with gray hairSerá más bien hombre de pelo cano
Open smile and tenderness in his handsSonrisa abierta y ternura en sus manos

Who could he be, suffering in silenceQuién será aquél, sufre en silencio
Who could be her secret loveQuién puede ser su amor secreto
She who knows nothing looks at her husband and then stays silentElla que no sabe nada mira a su marido y luego se calla

Who was writing verses to you, tell me girl who he wasQuién te escribía a ti versos, dime niña quién era (era, era, era, era)
Who sent you flowers in the spring, with love you received them, as always without a cardQuien te mandaba flores en primavera, (era, era, era, era) con amor las recibías, como siempre sin tarjeta
He sent you a bouquet of violetsTe mandaba un ramito de violetas

Every evening when her husband returnsEn cada tarde al volver su esposo
Tired from work, he looks at her sidewaysCansado del trabajo va y la mira de reojo
He says nothing because he knows everythingNo dice nada porque el lo sabe todo
She is happy like this in any caseElla es feliz así de cualquier modo
Because he who writes her verses, he is her lover, her secret lovePues él quien le escribe versos, él es su amante, su amor secreto
She who knows nothing looks at her husband and then stays silentElla que no sabe nada mira a su marido y luego se calla

Who was writing verses to you, tell me girl who he wasQuién te escribía a ti versos, dime niña quién era. (era, era, era, era) Quien mandaba flores en primavera (era, era, era, era)
Who sent you flowers in the spring, with love you received them, as always without a cardCon amor las recibías, como siempre sin tarjeta
He sent you a bouquet of violetsTe mandaba un ramito de violeta

Sha-raira, sha-raira, sha-raira, rara-iraraiSha-raira, sha-raira, sha-raira, rara-irarai
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