a Bécquer gem

Los suspiros son aire y van al aire.
Las lágrimas son agua y van al mar.
Dime, mujer, cuando el amor se olvida,
¿sabes tú adónde va?

A sigh is air and in the air it vanishes.
tears are water and go into the ocean.
Tell me, woman, when love is forgotten,
Do you know where it goes?

Rima XXXVIII - Poemas de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

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