La Volvedora

The Returner

La Volvedora

Alone, at the carnivals,Solo, en los carnavales,
Handkerchief in the air, I saw you dance:Pañuelo al aire te vi bailar:
Your eyes were going far away,Lejos se iban tus ojos,
Sad dove of the carnival.Paloma triste del carnaval.

On your waist, the windEn tu cintura, el viento
Puts flowers with aroma as it passes byFlores de aroma pone al pasar
Where did your eyes go¿dónde fueron tus ojos
That didn't feel my loneliness?Que no sintieron mi soledad?

Goodbye, I'm leaving, goodbye!¡adiós, me voy, adiós!
In what night will I sink,¿en qué noche me hundiré,
Sad my trace returningTriste mi huella volviendo
For this zamba, at dusk?Por esta zamba, al atardecer?

When I danced by your sideCuando bailé a tu lado
With my handkerchief searching for you;Con mi pañuelo buscándote;
My spurs criedMis espuelas lloraron
Over your shadow: calling you.Sobre tu sombra: llamándote.

Traveling little dove,Palomita viajera,
I leave hurt by your disdain;Me voy dolido de tu desdén;
Where the road ends,Donde acaba el camino,
Maybe one day I'll find you.Tal vez, un día te encontraré.