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English
Translation
The wallet-sized photo
[Spoken introducton]
Her: It's time to go.
Him: Yes.
Her: Will we see each other again?
Him: You know we will.
Her: When? Where?
Him: All the time. Everywhere. You'll see me in every place you go ... my good angel1.
[Sung]
If a little paper boat
is about to sink, rescue it
correct its rudder,
My love
it might be me; perhaps it's me
you'll recall, that's how I was.
My love
it might be me; perhaps it's me
you'll recall, that's how I was.
And when that young man
you will fall in love with
comes at last,
and he's displeased to see
that you have kept
a wallet-sized photo of me,
kiss him, and tell him that
I was just an errant hope
An errant hope, and nothing more.
[Spoken]
Her: And you ... what will you do?
Him: I will stay. That's another way of departing, isn't it?
Her: (Doesn't answer. Starts crying.)
Him: There, there. Everything's alright.
[Sung]
And when that young man
you will fall in love with
comes at last,
and he's displeased to see
that you have kept
a wallet-sized photo of me,
kiss him, and tell him that
I was just an errant hope
An errant hope, and nothing more.
My love ... [refrain x2]
- 1. "Mi bien" is a somewhat old-fashioned term of endearment. The usage is similar to "my dear," or "the light of my life" but it literally means "(you are) my goodness."
- 2. "Contagialo" would be more literally "infect it" (with your warmth.) The word shares a root with contagion, which doesn't have a verb-form in English.
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Sun, 14/06/2015 - 09:11
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