Anillo de Compromiso
Chavela Vargas
Engagement Ring
Wedding ring I placed on your hand,
Ring that symbolizes our love,
That united forever and for all time,
Our two souls before God.
Today you live suffering just because of me,
Forgive the unfairness I caused without meaning to,
Thinking that just with a lot of love,
I could give you everything, damn my faith!
Engagement ring, chain of our love;
Engagement ring, that fate wanted to unite us both.
I'm poor, very poor, and you’ve seen it,
I’ve given you misery, I’ve given you pain,
And even though I love you, what’s the point of affection,
If I can’t make you happy with my love.
If one day you remember the poor guy who dreams,
Who fights and crawls just to live,
Never curse him, for he was just a beggar,
Who wanted to rise up to reach you.
Engagement ring, chain of our love;
Engagement ring, that fate wanted to unite us both.
