Alfonsina Y El Mar...

On the soft sand
That is licked by the sea
Her small footprint
Will never return
A solitary path
Of sorrow and silence arrived
At the depths of the ocean
A solitary path
Of muted sorrows rose
To the sea foam

God knows the angst
Which accompanied you
The ancient pain
Which quieted your voice
To let you rest
With the song
Of the sea shell
The song played
At the dark depths of the sea
The Sea Shell

You are leaving Alfonsina
With your loneliness
Which new poems
Did you go find?
An ancient voice
Made of wind and salt
Breaks your soul
And takes it away
And you float away
As in dreams
Asleep, Alfonsina
Dressed by the sea

Five mermaids
Will take you
Through paths covered in seaweed
And coral
And fluorescent
Sea horses will make
A ring around you
And the inhabitants
Of the sea will soon play
By your side

Lower the lamp
A little more
Let me sleep
In peace, nurse
And if he calls
Don't tell him I am here
Tell him Alfonsina has left
And if he ever calls
Don't ever tell him I'm here
Tell him I've left

You are leaving Alfonsina
With your loneliness
Which new poems
Did you go find?
An ancient voice
Made of wind and salt
Breaks your soul
And takes it away
And you float away
As in dreams
Asleep, Alfonsina
Dressed by the sea