| La cleptómana (original) | La cleptómana (translation) |
|---|---|
| Era una cleptómana | I was a kleptomaniac |
| De bellas fruslerías | Of beautiful trifles |
| Robaba por un goce | She stole for pleasure |
| De estética emoción | of aesthetic emotion |
| Linda, fascinadora | cute, fascinating |
| De cuyas fechorías | Of whose misdeeds |
| Jamás supo el severo | She never knew the severe |
| Juzgado de instrucción | Trial court |
| La sorprendí una tarde | I surprised her one afternoon |
| En un comercio antiguo | In an old shop |
| Hurtando un caprichoso | Stealing a capricious |
| Frasquito de cristal | glass vial |
| Que tuvo escancies raras | that had rare scans |
| Y en su mirar ambiguo | And in his ambiguous look |
| Relampagueó un oculto | flashed a hidden |
| Destello ideal | dream flash |
| Se hizo mi camarada | he became my comrade |
| Para cosas secretas | for secret things |
| Cosas que sólo saben | things that only know |
| Mujeres y poetas | women and poets |
| Pero llegó a tal punto | But she got to such a point |
| Su indómita afición | His indomitable hobby |
| Que perturbó la calma | that disturbed the calm |
| De mis serenos días | Of my serene days |
| Era una cleptómana | She was a kleptomaniac |
| De bellas fruslerías | Of beautiful trifles |
| Y sin embargo quiso | And yet she wanted |
| Robarme el corazón | steal my heart |
