Volveran Las Oscuras Golondrinas
Alberto Cortez
The Dark Swallows Will Return
The dark swallows will return
To hang their nests on your balcony,
And, once again, with their wings against the glass
Playing, they will call;
But those that restrained their flight
When contemplating your beauty and my happiness,
Those that learned our names...
Those... will not return!
The dense honeysuckles will return
To climb the walls of your garden,
And once again in the evening, even more beautiful,
Their flowers will open;
But those, filled with dew,
Whose drops we watched tremble
And fall, like tears of the day...
Those... will not return!
The burning words of love will return
To sound in your ears;
Your heart, from its deep sleep
May awaken;
But mute and absorbed and on your knees,
As one adores God before His altar,
As I have loved you..., realize:
They will not love you like that!
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J. C. M. P.
