Secretaria
Secretaria,
La que no habla
Siempre atenta, diciendo nada.
Te firmé mis veinte años
Te ayudé a subir peldaños
Y entre copa y copa me hice necesaria.
Y al negarme a ser amable me ignoraste
Y sólo fuí tu secretaria.
Hemos compartido juntos
Tus fracasos y tus triunfos
Y hasta creo haber tejido yo tus canas
Pero allá a las siete en punto
Tú te ibas con los tuyos, yo a mi casa.
Fuí también la celestina
De tus citas clandestinas
Y aprendí a estar bien callada
Luego un guiño de malicia
Una caricia de cumplido
Y un gentil hasta mañana.
Era yo quien escogía
Las flores que cada día
Enviabas a tus jóvenes amadas
Era yo quien te firmaba las tarjetas
Hasta en eso secretaria.
Secretaria, secretaria
La que escucha, escribe y calla
La que hizo de un despacho tu morada
Casi esposa, buen soldado, enfermera
Y un poquito enamorada.
Secretary
Secretary,
The one who doesn't speak
Always attentive, saying nothing.
I signed away my twenties to you
Helped you climb the ladder
And between drinks, I became necessary
And by refusing to be kind, you ignored me
And I was just your secretary.
We've shared together
Your failures and your triumphs
And I even think I wove your gray hairs
But at seven o'clock sharp
You went with yours, I went home.
I was also the matchmaker
For your secret dates
And I learned to stay quiet
Then a wink of malice
A caress of compliment
And a kind 'see you tomorrow'.
I was the one who chose
The flowers that every day
You sent to your young lovers
I was the one who signed your cards
Even in that, secretary.
Secretary, secretary
The one who listens, writes, and keeps quiet
The one who made an office your home
Almost a wife, good soldier, nurse
And a little bit in love.