Un Ramito de Violetas

A Bunch of Violets

Un Ramito de Violetas

She was happy in her marriageEra feliz en su matrimonio
Although her husband was the same demonAunque su marido era el mismo demonio
The man had a bit of a bad temperTenía el hombre un poco de mal genio
She complained that he was never tenderElla se quejaba de que nunca fue tierno

For more than three years nowDesde hace ya más de tres años
She has been receiving letters from a strangerRecibe cartas de un extraño
Letters full of poetryCartas llenas de poesía
That have brought back her joyQue le han devuelto la alegría

Who was writing verses to you?¿Quién te escribía a ti versos?
Tell me, girl, who was itDime, niña, quién era
He sent you flowers in the springTe mandaba flores en primavera
Every ninth of NovemberCada nueve de noviembre
As always without a cardComo siempre sin tarjeta
He sent you a bunch of violetsTe mandaba un ramito de violetas

Sometimes she dreams and imaginesA veces sueña ella y se imagina
What the one who esteems her so much will be likeCómo será aquel que a ella tanto la estima
He will probably be a man with gray hairSerá más bien hombre de pelo cano
Open smile and tenderness in his handsSonrisa abierta y ternura en sus manos

Who is suffering in silenceQuién será quien sufre en silencio
Who could be her secret loveQuién puede ser su amor secreto
She who knows nothingElla que no sabe nada
Looks at her husband and then stays silentMira a su marido y luego se calla

Who was writing verses to you?¿Quién te escribía a ti versos?
Tell me, girl, who was itDime, niña, quién era
He sent you flowers in the springTe mandaba flores en primavera
Every ninth of NovemberCada nueve de noviembre
As always without a cardComo siempre sin tarjeta
He sent you a bunch of violetsTe mandaba un ramito de violetas

Every evening when her husband returnsEn cada tarde al volver su esposo
Tired from work, he looks at her sidewaysCansado del trabajo va y la mira de reojo
He says nothing because he knows everythingNo dice nada porque lo sabe todo
She is like that, happy in any wayElla es así, feliz de cualquier modo

For he is the one writing her versesPues él es quien le escribe versos
He is her lover, her secret loveÉl es su amante, su amor secreto
She who knows nothingElla que no sabe nada
Looks at her husband and then stays silentMira a su marido y luego se calla

Who was writing verses to you?¿Quién te escribía a ti versos?
Tell me, girl, who was itDime, niña, quién era
He sent you flowers in the springTe mandaba flores en primavera
Every ninth of NovemberCada nueve de noviembre
As always without a cardComo siempre sin tarjeta
He sent you a bunch of violetsTe mandaba un ramito de violetas