Soñando Contigo

I dreamt of Robinsons and palm trees
with treasure islands and skulls
with pirate ships.
I had a wooden saber back then
and a top-notch team
made up of tin caps.

I dreamt later of being a sailor
cutting the sea in half with my sailboat
and ten cannons on board.
I had in my mind a whole text by Alberti
a beach and a sky
and halfway through Quiñones' Cantueso.

I dreamt of being a heavenly singer
captivating Cibeles
like Cantamañanas knows how to do.
I had a dreamy guitar
asleep in a room
at the Triana Inn.

The treasure I was looking for
I knew it was
hidden in one of those verses
and when I had you by my side
I realized that I had spent
my whole life dreaming of you.

My world turned black and white
when with a bowler hat, in front of the mirror
I imitated Chaplin.
I remember that Mediterranean blue
a verdial on my lips
the devotion of each spring.

Suddenly I would improvise a stage
where I would drive the neighborhood crazy
going night and day.
I longed, flipping through the calendar
to experience the miracles of May
and the summers of fantasy.

I dreamt of being a heavenly singer
captivating Cibeles
like Cantamañanas knows how to do.
I had a dreamy guitar
asleep in a room
at the Triana Inn.

The treasure I was looking for
I knew it was
hidden in one of those verses
and when I had you by my side
I realized that I had spent
my whole life dreaming of you.

With you,
with you,
my whole life with you...
and when I had you by my side
I realized that I had spent
my whole life dreaming of you.

My whole life with you.