| Me dira, basta ya Y se ira, de mi lado | She will say, Enough—her voice a bell that tolls my fate—and turn away, departing from my side, |
| Yo la vi, junto a el Comprendi, que habia perdido. | I saw her, shadowed by his arm, and in that hour I gathered I had lost. |
| Sus ojos le gritaban que lo amaba | Her eyes, lanterns ablaze, called out his name with fevered longing, |
| Como hace mucho que no hace conmigo | As she has not for ages let such wildness burn for me. |
| Me mira hoy con pena porque sabe | She looks on me today with the pity of one who knows too much, |
| Que la amo locamente como ayer | For she discerns I love her madly still—no less than in the vanished yesteryears. |
| Recuerdo aquella luna en su cuarto | I summon back that moon entangled in her chamber’s veil, |
| Y el viento acariciandole la cara | And the wind, a gentle thief, caressing her unwavering brow, |
| Cuando eramos felices de estar juntos | When happiness was simple—only being near— |
| Y ahora otros sueños nos separan. | And now, uncharted dreams drift us apart like foreign tides. |
| CORO: | CHORUS: |
| Llorare, quizas si quizas no si no lloras tu Escribire, quizas si quizas no si me escribes tu Mienteme, no me importa creere lo que digas tu Olvidare, no te he visto con el si lo juras tu. | I shall weep—perhaps, or perhaps the well is dry if you shed no tear; I shall write—perhaps, or perhaps not, unless your hand replies; Deceive me—I will drink your words as truth, though honeyed lies; I shall forget—swear you were never his, and I shall blind my memory’s eyes. |
| No ves que estoy llorando como un niño | Do you not see my weeping is a child’s storm, fierce and unashamed? |
| Como un mendigo pido tu cariño | Like a beggar at the temple gate, I plead for alms of your affection, |
| No tengo dignidad ni tengo orgullo | I have no dignity—no pride remains— |
| Porque te amo mucho mas que eso. | For my love for you is greater than these husks I cast aside. |
| Como a dios mismo | As one entreats God Himself, |
| Te estoy rogando | My heart implores you, |
| Tu eres mi vida | You are the orbit of my breath, my living sun, |
| No me abandones. | Do not abandon me to the night. |
| CORO: | CHORUS: |
| Llorare, quizas si quizas no si no lloras tu Escribire, quizas si quizas no si me escribes tu Mienteme, no me importa creere lo que digas tu Olvidare, no te he visto con el si lo juras tu. | I shall weep—perhaps, or perhaps the well is dry if you shed no tear; I shall write—perhaps, or perhaps not, unless your hand replies; Deceive me—I will drink your words as truth, though honeyed lies; I shall forget—swear you were never his, and I shall blind my memory’s eyes. |
| No ves que estoy llorando como un niño | Do you not see my weeping is a child’s storm, fierce and unashamed? |
| Como un mendigo pido tu cariño | Like a beggar at the temple gate, I plead for alms of your affection, |
| No tengo dignidad ni tengo orgullo | I have no dignity—no pride remains— |
| Porque te amo mucho mas que eso. | For my love for you is greater than these husks I cast aside. |
| (Quizas si Quizas noo, Quizas si Quizas noo, Quizas si Quizas noo, | (Perhaps yes, perhaps no—perhaps yes, perhaps no—perhaps yes, perhaps no,) |
| Quizas si Quizas noo) ine) -→ | Perhaps yes, perhaps no—) |