Ella [English translation]

I got tired of begging her,

I got tired of telling her

that I'm dying of grief without her.

She didn’t want to listen to me anymore.

When she opened her mouth

it was only to tell me: “I don’t love you anymore”.

I felt that my life

was falling into an abyss, 1

deep and dark, like my fate.

I wanted to find oblivion

with my friends in the bar 2

but those mariachis

and that tequila

made me cry.

I got tired of begging her.

With tears in my eyes

I lifted my glass and drank to her.

She couldn't ignore me.

It was the last toast

of a vagabond to a queen.

The mariachis kept silent.

I didn’t even notice when

the glass fell from my weak hand. 3

She wanted to stay

when she saw my sadness,

but it was already written on the wall

that that night

I would lose her love.

She wanted to stay

when she saw my sadness,

but it was already written on the wall

that that night

I would lose her love.

1. Closer to the original: “was lost in an abyss”.2. Literally: “Jalisco style”. Jalisco is a state in Mexico, which is famous for producing tequila. The expression “al estilo Jalisco” means to drown love sorrows with friends in a bar while listening to the music played by mariachi.3. Literally: "Glass slipped from my hand without my noticing it".

• Artist:Julio Iglesias
• Album:A México (1975)