2021.05.15.
Cup of absinthe
The tango sounds, companion,it sounds like I want to sing,
because tonight I wait1
and I know that he will not come.
And in this cup of absinthe
I try in vain to drown my sorrows.
The tango sounds, companion,
it sounds like I want to cry.
To think that I wanted him so much
and haunted by his charms
today I lost my dignity.
And I am such a lost being
which in the cup of oblivion
seeks its happiness.
They are whims of fate
who loved this woman,
if my fate is marked,
who knows if he will return...
But I'll wait for him!
The tango sounds, companion,
as a remembrance.
If I cry because I want to,
they are matters of the heart.
Pour another glass of absinthe
which nobody cares if I want to drink.
Because tonight I hope
and I know that he will not come.
To think that I wanted him so much
and haunted by his charms
today I lost my dignity.
And I am such a lost being
which in the cup of oblivion
seeks its happiness.
They are whims of fate
who loved this woman,
if my fate is marked,
who knows if he will return...
But I'll wait for him!
- 1. 'Esperar' means both 'to wait', ' to hope', and 'to expect', it is an assessment.