The Coroner's Gambit

La Apuesta del Forense

The Coroner's Gambit

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Cuando la muerte llamó hoy,when death came calling today,
escuché la suave gracia de sus cadencias.i heard the gentle grace of his cadences.
No pude decir que no.i couldn't say no.
No pude decir que no.i couldn't say no.

Cuando me mostró sus nuevos pañuelos de sedawhen he showed me his new silk scarves
dispuestos en una brillante bandeja de plástico negro,laid out on a shiny black plastic tray,
no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir que no.couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say no.
No pude decir que no.i couldn't say no.

Y lamento no haber podido.and i'm sorry i couldn't.
¿Sabes cuánto deseaba hacerlo?do you know how badly i wanted to?
No quería, no quería, no quería, no quería, no quería perderte,didn't want, didn't want, didn't want, didn't want, didn't want to lose you,
pero su sonrisa era deslumbrante mmmm,but his smile was dazzling mmmm,
y sus ojos brillaban como la luz de la luna en el agua a medianoche.and his eyes were sparkling like moonlight on the water at midnight.
No pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir, no pude decir que no.couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say no.
No pude decir que no.i couldn't say no.