Paroles et traduction Oscar Agudelo - La cama vacía

La cama vacía

Desde un tétrico hospital, donde se hallaba internado
Casi agónico y rodeado de un silencio sepulcral
Con su ternura habitual, la que siempre demostró
Quizás con esfuerzo no, desde su lecho sombrío
Un enfermo amigo mío, esta carta me escribió
Querido amigo, quisiera que al recibir la presente
Te halles bien y que la suerte te acompañe por doquiera
Por mi parte y mal pudiera, decirte que estoy mejor
Si al contrario en mi dolor, postrado en mi lecho abierto
Yo soy un pobre esqueleto, que a mí mismo me da horror
La carta es para decirte, que si podes algún día
Vení hacerme compañía, vos que tanto me quisiste
Estoy tan solo y tan triste, que lloro sin contenerme
Ya nadie suele quererme, todos se muestran impíos
De tantos amigos míos, ninguno ha venido a verme
Hoy, yo te doy la razón, pues veo en mi soledad
Que esta llamada amistad, es tan solo una ilusión
Cuando uno está en condición, tiene amigos a granel
Pero si el destino cruel, hacia un abismo nos tira
Vemos que todo es mentira y que no hay amigo fiel
Bueno aquí ya me despido, al poner punto final
Recibí un abrazo leal, de el que siempre te ha querido
A tu mamá que no olvido, también mis recuerdos dale
Mucha devoción mostrále y de caricias colmarla
Vos que la tenés, cuídala, si supieras cuánto vale
Llegó el domingo y ansioso, por aquel amigo leal
Penetré en el hospital, angustiado y pesaroso
Me dirigí silencioso, al lugar donde sabía
Que su lecho encontraría, mas ahí ni bien lo encontré
Asombrado me quedé al ver la cama vacía

The Empty Bed

From a grim hospital, where he was confined
Almost in agony and surrounded by a deathly silence
With his usual tenderness, which he always showed
Perhaps with no effort, from his somber bed
A sick friend of mine wrote this letter to me
My dear friend, I would like you to receive this letter
And you are well and that luck accompanies you everywhere
On my part and I could hardly, tell you that I am better
If on the contrary in my pain, prostrate on my open bed
I am a poor skeleton, who horrifies myself
The letter is to tell you, that if you can some day
Come and keep me company, you who loved me so much
I am so lonely and sad, that I cry uncontrollably
Nobody usually wants me anymore, everyone is impious
Of so many friends of mine, none have come to see me
Today, I give you the reason, because I see in my loneliness
That this so-called friendship, is just an illusion
When one is in good condition, they have friends by the dozen
But if cruel fate, throws us into an abyss
We see that everything is a lie and that there is no faithful friend
Well, here I already say goodbye, when I put an end to this
Receive a loyal hug, from the one who has always loved you
To your mother whom I don't forget, also give her my memories
Show her much devotion and cover her with caresses
You who have her, take care of her, if you only knew how much she is worth
Sunday came and anxious, for that loyal friend
I entered the hospital, anxious and sorrowful
I went silently, to the place where I knew
That I would find his bed, but there as soon as I found it
I was amazed to see the empty bed