Sus Ojos Se Cerraron
Carlos Gardel
Her Eyes Closed
Her eyes closed
And the world keeps going
Her mouth that was mine
Doesn't kiss me anymore
The echoes have faded
Of her loud laughter
And this silence is cruel
That hurts me so much
The merciful sweetness
Of her hands was mine
That gave my sorrows
Caresses of kindness
And now that I evoke her
Sunken in my sorrow
The sly tears
Refuse to flow
And I don't have the comfort
Of being able to cry
Why did life so cruelly break her wings!
Why that sinister grimace of fate
I wanted to shelter her and death prevailed
How it hurts me and deepens my wound
I know that now strange faces will come
With their alms of relief to my torment
Everything is a lie, the lament is a lie
Today my heart is alone!
Like treacherous hounds
The sorrows, betraying
Guarding their affection
Gallop behind
And hidden in the waters
Of her kind gaze
Death crouched down
Marking its beat
In vain I nurtured
Feverish hope
The pain, with its claws
Dug into my living flesh
And while in the street
In wild revelry
The carnival of the world
Enjoyed and laughed
Destiny mocking
Stole her love from me
Why did life so cruelly break her wings!
Why that sinister grimace of fate
I wanted to shelter her and death prevailed
How it hurts me and deepens my wound
I know that now strange faces will come
With their alms of relief to my torment
Everything is a lie, the lament is a lie
Today my heart is alone
