Lyrics and translation Juan Ramon - Cartas Amarillas

Cartas Amarillas

Soñé que volvía a amanecer,
Soñé con otoños ya lejanos.
Mi luz se ha apagado,
Mi noche ha llegado;
Busqué tu mirada y no la hallé.
La lluvia ha dejado de caer,
Sentado en la playa del olvido
Formé con la arena
Tu imagen serena,
Tu pelo con algas dibujé.

Y busqué entre tus cartas amarillas
Mil te quiero, mil caricias
Y una flor que entre dos hojas
Se durmió.
Y mis brazos vacíos se cerraban
Aferrándose a la nada,
Intentando detener mi juventud.

Al fin hoy he vuelto a la verdad,
Mis manos vacías te han buscado;
La hiedra ha crecido,
El sol se ha dormido,
Te llamo y no escuchas ya mi voz.

Y busqué entre tus cartas amarillas
Mil te quiero, mil caricias
Y una flor que entre dos hojas
Se durmió.
Y mis brazos vacíos se cerraban
Aferrándose a la nada,
Intentando detener mi juventud.

Y busqué entre tus cartas amarillas
Mil te quiero, mil caricias
Y una flor que entre dos hojas se durmió

Yellow Letters

I dreamed that dawn would come again,
I dreamt of autumns long gone.
My light has gone out,
My night has come;
I searched for your gaze and did not find it.
The rain has stopped falling,
Sitting on the beach of oblivion
I formed with the sand
Your serene image,
Your hair I drew with seaweed.

And I searched among your yellow letters
A thousand I love yous, a thousand caresses
And a flower that between two leaves
Fell asleep.
And my empty arms closed in
Clinging to nothingness,
Trying to hold onto my youth.

At last I have returned to the truth,
My empty hands have searched for you;
The ivy has grown,
The sun has fallen asleep,
I call to you and you no longer hear my voice.

And I searched among your yellow letters
A thousand I love yous, a thousand caresses
And a flower that between two leaves
Fell asleep.
And my empty arms closed in
Clinging to nothingness,
Trying to hold onto my youth.

And I searched among your yellow letters
A thousand I love yous, a thousand caresses
And a flower that between two leaves fell asleep