Me Besó Y Se Fué

He Kissed Me and Left

Me Besó Y Se Fué

Yesterday on a bench in the old squareAyer en un banco de la vieja plaza
That adorns my town where I was bornQue adorna mi pueblo donde yo nací
I realized with sorrowComprobé con pena
That life goes byQue la vida pasa
That life goes by taking me with itQue la vida pasa llevandome a mi
And it took me so long to understandY he tardado tanto para comprenderlo
She had to walk away, the one I adoredTuvo que alejarse la que yo adoré
For me to realize that, unknowinglyPara darme cuenta que así sin saberlo
Lying in my arms, she died of faith.Tendida en mis brazos moría de fe.

Sitting on the bench, I remembered the afternoonSentado en el banco recordé la tarde
When we both weaved closely togetherEn que muy juntitos tejimos los dos
The burning romance of a healthy loveEl romance ardiente de un cariño sano
Crazy provincial who dreamed of loveLoco provinciano que soñó un amor
And she was a goddess who came to my townY ella era una diosa que llegó a mi pueblo
In search of desire, defeated perhapsEn busca de ancío vencida tal vez
She lulled me in her song, divine and tyrannicalMe arrulló en su canto divina y tirana
And one gray morning, she kissed me and left.Y una gris mañana me besó y se fué.

And I have been left alone with my thoughtsY he quedado solo con mi pensamiento
In the old square that saw me bornEn la vieja plaza que me vio nacer
I listened in silence to so many oathsEscuché en silencio tantos juramentos
Pious lies from that womanMentiras piadosas de aquella mujer
How many crazy dreams my enchantment forgedCuanto sueños locos forjó mi embeleso
When in a lap, her voice lulled meCuando en un regazo su voz me arrulló
A passing bird eager for kissesAve pasajera que anciosa de besos
Landed on my mouth, kissed me, and left.Se posó en mi boca me beso y partió.

Sitting on the bench, I remembered the afternoonSentado en el banco recordé la tarde
When we both weaved closely togetherEn que muy juntitos tejimos los dos
The burning romance of a healthy loveEl romance ardiente de un cariño sano
Crazy provincial who dreamed of loveLoco provinciano que soñó un amor
And she was a goddess who came to my townY ella era una diosa que llegó a mi pueblo
In search of desire, defeated perhapsEn busca de ancío vencida tal vez
She lulled me in her song, divine and tyrannicalMe arrulló en su canto divina y tirana
And one gray morning, she kissed me and left.Y una gris mañana me besó y se fué.