On the soft sand that the sea licks
Your small footprint
Does not return anymore
A path only of sorrow and silence reached
To the deep water
A path only of mute sorrows reached
To the foam

God knows what anguish accompanied you
What old pains your voice silenced
To lay you down lulled by the song
Of the sea shells
The song that sings in the dark depths of the sea
The sea shell

You go, Alfonsina, with your solitude
What new poems did you go to seek?
An ancient voice of wind and salt
Breaks your soul and is taking it
And you go there
As if in dreams asleep
Alfonsina, dressed in the sea

Five little mermaids will carry you
Through paths of seaweed and coral
And phosphorescent seahorses will make
A circle by your side
And the inhabitants of the water will soon play
By your side

Lower the lamp for me a little
A little more
Let me sleep, nurse, in peace
And if he calls
Do not tell him I am here
Tell him Alfonsina is not coming back
And if he calls
Never tell him I am here
Say that I have gone

You go, Alfonsina, with your solitude
What new poems did you go to seek?
An ancient voice of wind and salt
Breaks your soul and is taking it
And you go there
As if in dreams asleep
Alfonsina, dressed in the sea

You go, Alfonsina
Dressed
Dressed in
Dressed in the sea

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