| Hoy viene a m la damisela soledad
| Today the lonely damsel comes to me
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| con pamela, impertinentes y botn
| with pamela, lorgnettes and botn
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| de amapola en el oleaje de sus vuelos.
| of poppy in the waves of her flights.
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| Hoy la voluble seorita es amistad
| Today the fickle young lady is friendship
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| y acaricia finalmente el corazn
| and finally caresses the heart
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| con su ms delgado ptalo de hielo.
| with its thinnest ice petal.
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| Por eso hoy,
| That's why today
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| gentilmente te convido a pasear
| I kindly invite you to walk
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| por el patio, hasta el florido pabelln
| through the courtyard, to the flowery pavilion
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| de aquel rbol que plantaron los abuelos.
| of that tree that the grandparents planted.
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| Hoy el ensueo es como el musgo en el brocal,
| Today the daydream is like the moss on the curb,
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| dibujando los abismos de un amor
| drawing the abysses of a love
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| melanclico, sutil, plido cielo.
| melancholic, subtle, pale sky.
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| Viene a m, avanza,
| Come to me, advance,
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| -viene tan despacio-,
| -comes so slowly-
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| viene en una danza
| comes in a dance
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| leve del espacio.
| slight of space.
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| Cedo, me hago lacio
| I give in, I go straight
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| y ya vuelo, ave.
| and I'm already flying, bird.
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| Se mece la nave
| the ship rocks
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| lenta, como el tul
| slow, like tulle
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| en la brisa suave,
| in the soft breeze,
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| nia del azul.
| blue girl
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| Oh melancola, novia silenciosa,
| Oh melancholy, silent bride,
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| ntima pareja del ayer;
| intimate partner of yesterday;
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| Oh melancola, amante dichosa,
| O melancholy, happy lover,
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| siempre me arrebata tu placer;
| always takes your pleasure away from me;
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| Oh melancola, seora del tiempo,
| Oh melancholy, lady of time,
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| beso que retorna como el mar;
| kiss that returns like the sea;
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| Oh melancola, rosa del aliento,
| Oh melancholy, rose of breath,
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| dime quin me puede amar.
| tell me who she can love me.
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| Hoy viene a m la damisela soledad
| Today the lonely damsel comes to me
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| con pamela, impertinentes y botn
| with pamela, lorgnettes and botn
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| de amapola en el oleaje de sus vuelos.
| of poppy in the waves of her flights.
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| Hoy la voluble seorita es amistad
| Today the fickle young lady is friendship
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| y acaricia finalmente el corazn
| and finally caresses the heart
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| con su ms delgado ptalo de hielo.
| with its thinnest ice petal.
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| Por eso hoy,
| That's why today
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| Oh melancola, seora del tiempo,
| Oh melancholy, lady of time,
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| beso que retorna como el mar;
| kiss that returns like the sea;
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| Oh melancola, rosa del aliento,
| Oh melancholy, rose of breath,
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| dime quin me puede amar. | tell me who can love me |