Song commentary
&
lyric translation
The story of Verdemar
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The song
Verdemar lyrics
in Spanish & English
Verdemar |
Seagreen |
| Te encontré sin pensarlo y alegré mis días, olvidando la angustia de las horas mías. Pero luego la vida se ensañó contigo y en tus labios mis besos se morían de frío. Y ahora… ¿qué rumbo tomaré? Caminos sin aurora me pierden otra vez. |
Blithely, my days were brightened when I found you, the torment of my hours over and done. But all too soon life was done with you And on your lips my kisses died a cold death. What now?… what path shall I take? I lose myself once more down dawnless roads. |
| Verdemar… Verdemar… Se llenaron de silencio tus pupilas. Te perdí, Verdemar. Tus manos amarillas, tus labios sin color y el frío de la noche sobre tu corazón. Faltas tú, ya no estás, se apagaron tus pupilas, Verdemar. |
Seagreen… Seagreen… Your pupils were filled with silence. I have lost you, Seagreen. Your hands, yellowed; your lips, ashen and over your heart the cold night fell. You are gone… no longer present… Your pupils were turned off, Seagreen |
| Volverás, Verdemar… Es el alma que presiente tu retorno. Llegarás, llegarás… Por un camino blanco tu espíritu vendrá Buscando mi cansancio y aquí me encontrarás. Faltas tú… Ya no estás… Se apagaron tus pupilas, Verdemar. |
You shall be back, Seagreen… My soul senses your return. You shall come, you shall come… Your spirit shall arrive by a blinding white lane Searching for my weariness and there you shall find me. You are gone… no longer present… Your pupils were turned off, Seagreen. |
