| ese momento | That hour— |
| cuando tus pasos van sonando en la escalera | when your steps, rain on the stairs, foretell your presence— |
| me vuelvo loco | madness stirs within me, |
| mi sangre hierve y mi pulso se acelera | my blood a cauldron, pulse unbridled— |
| y me imagino la humedad de tu esperado respirar | and I conjure the dew of your breath I have yearned for, |
| y me estremezco de saber como te voy a conquistar | and I shudder, foreknowing the arc of your surrender. |
| ese momento | That hour— |
| que considero tan | which I claim |
| egoístamente mío | as selfishly mine, a hidden citadel— |
| ese momento | That hour— |
| donde se acaban expresiones y palabras | when words and gestures fall away, lost in hush, |
| cuando tus manos | as your hands, |
| depositan en la fiebre de mi tiempo | lay their fever in the quicksilver of my time— |
| ese momento | That hour— |
| yo no creo que se pueda describir | I doubt that any tongue could shape it true— |
| es llanto, risa vida plena una forma de morir | it is weeping, laughter, life entire, the grace of dying— |
| ese momento | That hour— |
| te considero tan egoístamente mía | I declare you, with secret avarice, wholly mine— |
| ese momento | That hour— |
| yo lo espero siempre cada atardecer | I await it faithfully with every dusk— |
| miro la puerta ese espacio donde va a aparecer | I gaze at the portal, at that gap where you will be conjured— |
| ese momento | That hour— |
| te considero tan egoístamente mía | I declare you, with secret avarice, wholly mine— |
| ese momento | That hour— |
| yo lo espero siempre cada atardecer | I await it faithfully with every dusk— |
| miro la puerta ese espacio donde vas a aparecer | I gaze at the threshold, the space where you are summoned— |
| ese momento | That hour— |
| te considero tan egoístamente mía | I declare you, with secret avarice, wholly mine— |
| mía mía mía | mine—mine—mine |