| Princesa (original) | Princesa (translation) |
|---|---|
| Ella era una princesa | she was a princess |
| como de una fantasía, | like a fantasy, |
| contrastaba su belleza, | she contrasted her beauty with her, |
| con tanta melancolía. | with such melancholy |
| De día se estaba quieta, | During the day she was quiet, |
| con una fuerte apatía, | with a strong apathy, |
| mas de noche la tristeza, | more at night the sadness, |
| el cuerpo le sacudía. | her body shook him. |
| Yo vi sus ojos y lloré, | I saw her eyes and I cried, |
| tomé su mano y la besé, | I took her hand from her and kissed her, |
| y ante el altar de sus piernas, | and before the altar of her legs, |
| me arrodillé. | I knelt down |
| Entre atávicos objetos | Between atavistic objects |
| y cuadernos de poesía, | and poetry notebooks, |
| sepultaba sus anhelos | she buried her desires |
| de esplendor y de alegría. | of splendor and joy. |
| Yo vi sus ojos y lloré, | I saw her eyes and cried for her, |
| tomé su mano y la besé, | I took her hand from her and kissed her, |
| y ante el altar de sus piernas, | and before the altar of her legs, |
| me arrodillé. | I knelt down |
