Una Sombra
Chayito Valdez
A Shadow
On the shore of a beach
I saw a black shadow
I was moving away from it
It was approaching me
Sir, sir
What are you doing
I am here looking for
My wife whom I lost long ago
Well, your wife is already dead
I saw it myself
Four white candles
Lit her up there
Marry, beloved husband
Marry, don't wander like this
The first daughter you have
You will name her the same as me
Take the remaining children
Take them out to have fun
Mention me when you talk to them
So they remember me
The May flower dried up
The April flower dried up
They are memories of your wife
Who left before dying.
