El Bardo

The Bard

El Bardo

A poor bard fell in loveSe enamoró un pobre bardo
with a girl, from societyde una niña, de la sociedad
It was his life, that of the poor clownera su vida, la del pobre payaso
who laughed, with a desire to cry.que reía, con ganas de llorar.

Behind her the poor bard followedTras ella el pobre bardo seguía
collecting in the orchidsjuntando en las orquideas
that his love gave himque le daba su amor
and the girl who knew nothingy la niña que no sabia nada
that the bard adored herque el bardo la adoraba
married another.con otro se casó.

And they say that one moonlit nightY cuentan que una noche de luna
under a blanket of stars the troubadour diedbajo un manto de estrellas murió el trovador
and those who knew him sayy dicen los que le conocieron
that night the sorrows of a love were heard.que esa noche se oyeron las penas de un amor.

The girl when she learned the storyLa niña cuando supo la historia
the true story of the poor troubadourla verdadera historia del pobre trovador
crying in her madness she saiddecía sollozando en su locura
today bitterness kills mehoy me mata la amargura
because I loved him too.porque yo también le ame.

What a pity,Que lastima,
because he didn't tell meporque no me lo dijo
if I had knownsi yo lo hubiera sabido
I would be all his today.hoy sería toda de el.