A Barber And His Wife

un barbero y su esposa

A Barber And His Wife

Había un barbero y su esposaThere was a barber and his wife
Y ella era hermosaAnd she was beautiful
Un barbero tonto y su esposaA foolish barber and his wife
Ella era su razón y su vidaShe was his reason and his life
Y ella era hermosaAnd she was beautiful
Y ella era virtuosaAnd she was virtuous
Y él fueAnd he was
IngenuoNaive

Hubo otro hombre que vioThere was another man who saw
Que ella era hermosaThat she was beatuiful
Un piadoso buitre de la leyA pious vulture of the law
Quien, con un gesto de su garraWho, with a gesture of his claw
Sacó al barbero de su platoRemoved the barber from his plate
Entonces no quedaba nada más que esperarThen there was nothing but to wait
Y ella caeríaAnd she would fall
Tan suave, tan joven, tan perdidoSo soft, so young, so lost
Y, oh, tan hermosaAnd, oh, so beautiful

Y la dama señorAnd the lady sir
¿Sucumbió ella?Did she succumb?
Oh, eso fue hace muchos añosOh, that was many years ago
Dudo que alguien lo sepaI doubt if anyone would know