Songs

1. Amor y odio

by Enrique Granados From Tonadillas

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Text & Translation

1. Amor y odio
Spanish source: Fernando Periquet

Pensé que yo sabría
ocultar la pena mía
que por estar en lo profundo
no alcanzara a ver el mundo:
este amor callado
que un majo malvado
en mi alma encendió.

Y no fue así
porque él vislumbró
el pesar oculto en mí.
Pero fue en vano
que vislumbrara
pues el villano
no mostrose ajeno
de que le amara.

Y esta es la pena
que sufro ahora:
sentir mi alma
llena de amor
por quien me olvida,
sin que una luz
alentadora
surja en las sombras
de mi vida.

Love and Hate
English translation © Lorena Paz Nieto

I thought I would know how
To hide my sorrow,
That it was buried so deep within
That the world would never see:
This silent love
That a wicked majo*
Ignited in my soul.

And it wasn’t so
for he glimpsed
the hidden sorrow within me.
But it was in vain
That he glimpsed it,
for the villain
Showed he was not unaware
Of my love for him.

And this is the sorrow
I suffer now:
To feel my soul
filled with love
for the one who forgets me,
Without a single ray
Of hope
Arising in the shadows
of my life.

*in the 18th and 19th centuries, the term majo or maja was associated with a person from the working-class districts of Madrid, characterised by their air of freedom and bravado, in turn reflected in their bearing, actions, and appearance.

1. Amor y odio
Spanish source: Fernando Periquet

Love and Hate
English source: Lorena Paz Nieto

Pensé que yo sabría
I thought I would know how
ocultar la pena mía
To hide my sorrow,
que por estar en lo profundo
That it was buried so deep within
no alcanzara a ver el mundo:
That the world would never see:
este amor callado
This silent love
que un majo malvado
That a wicked majo*
en mi alma encendió.
Ignited in my soul.

Y no fue así
And it wasn’t so
porque él vislumbró
for he glimpsed
el pesar oculto en mí.
the hidden sorrow within me.
Pero fue en vano
But it was in vain
que vislumbrara
That he glimpsed it,
pues el villano
for the villain
no mostrose ajeno
Showed he was not unaware
de que le amara.
Of my love for him.

Y esta es la pena
And this is the sorrow
que sufro ahora:
I suffer now:
sentir mi alma
To feel my soul
llena de amor
filled with love
por quien me olvida,
for the one who forgets me,
sin que una luz
Without a single ray
alentadora
Of hope
surja en las sombras
Arising in the shadows
de mi vida.
of my life.

Composer

Enrique Granados

Enrique Granados Campiña was a Spanish pianist and composer. Read more here.

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