Una Copla Me Ha Cantado

A Copla Has Sung to Me

Una Copla Me Ha Cantado

A copla has sung to meUna copla me ha cantado
The love I desire,La prenda que quiero yo,
With that sharp coplaCon esa copla a cuchillo
It has drained my voice.Me ha desangrado la voz.

She might think I don't understandPensará que yo no entiendo
What she sang in her copla,Lo que en su copla cantó,
From the first noteDesde su primera nota
It laid down in my mind.Se me acostó en la razón.

I asked her for a glass of water,Yo le pedí un vaso de agua,
I don't deny she gave it to me,No niego que me lo dio,
But like one gives to a dogPero como se da al perro
The rest that was left over.El resto que le sobró.

A thousand times she has repeatedMil veces me ha repetido
The copla like a clock,La copla como un reloj,
When one was enoughCuando con una bastaba
To silence my voice.Pa silenciarme la voz.

What will it be, you will say,Cuál será, dirán ustedes,
The copla she sang to me;La copla que me cantó;
It's like the gunshotEs igual que el estampido
That kills without rhyme or reason.Que mata sin son ni ton.