Sus Ojos Se Cerraron
Julio Sosa
Her Eyes Closed
Her eyes closed...
And the world keeps on going,
Her mouth that was mine
No longer kisses me,
The echoes have faded
Of her loud laughter
And this silence is cruel
That hurts me so much.
Her hands' merciful
Sweetness was mine
That gave my sorrows
Kind caresses,
And now that I evoke her
Sunken in my sorrow,
The squeezed tears
Refuse to flow,
And I don't have the comfort
Of being able to cry.
Why did life cruelly burn your wings!
Why this sinister grimace of fate!
I wanted to protect her and death prevailed,
How it hurts me and my wound deepens!
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 predatory dogs
The treacherous sorrows
Jealously guarding my affection
Gallop behind,
And hidden in the waters
Of her kind gaze
Death crouched down
Marking its beat.
In vain I nurtured
A feverish hope.
Pain dug its claws
Into my living flesh;
And while in the streets
In wild revelry
The world's carnival
Enjoyed and laughed,
Mocking destiny
Stole her love from me.
Why did life cruelly burn your wings!
Why this sinister grimace of fate!
I wanted to protect her and death prevailed,
How it hurts me and my wound deepens!
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!
