Tailor

When he said, when he said that he liked my cut of hairCuando dijo, cuando dijo que le gustaba mi corte de cabello

I became a barberMe convertí en barbero

When he said, when he said that my scent was eau de fleurCuando dijo, cuando dijo que mi aroma era agua de flor

I became a perfumerMe convertí en perfumista

When he said, when he said that he liked the clothes I woreCuando dijo, cuando dijo que le gustaban las ropas que llevaba

I became a tailorMe convertí en sastre

And I sewed a party dressY cosí un vestido de fiesta

In and out and in and outEntrando y saliendo

With a needle and a threadCon aguja e hilo

In and out and in and outEntrando y saliendo

In my head the thought of himEn mi cabeza el pensamiento de él

In and out, in and out and inEntrando y saliendo

When he said, when he said he was leavingCuando dijo, cuando dijo que se iba

I took up the violinTomé el violín

When he said, when he said that my body he'd not missCuando dijo, cuando dijo que mi cuerpo no le haría falta

I became a sculptressMe convertí en escultora

When he said, when he said that my face he'd soon forgetCuando dijo, cuando dijo que pronto olvidaría mi rostro

I became a poetMe convertí en poeta

And the fiddle and the bowY el violín y el arco

In and out and in and outEntrando y saliendo

And the chiseling stoneY la piedra de cincelar

In and out and in and outEntrando y saliendo

And the fountain penY la pluma estilográfica

In and out, in and out and inEntrando y saliendo

Now that he's gone awayAhora que se ha ido

There isn't anyone to say if I'm a lady gay or a crazy womanNo hay nadie que diga si soy una dama alegre o una mujer loca

Now that he's gone awayAhora que se ha ido

There isn't anyone to say if I'm a diamond or a dime a dozenNo hay nadie que diga si soy un diamante o una más del montón

Didn't I gleam in my father's eye?¿No brillé en los ojos de mi padre?

Who am I, who am I?¿Quién soy, quién soy?

Didn't I split my mother's side?¿No partí el costado de mi madre?

Who am I, who am I?¿Quién soy, quién soy?

Didn't I drink her nipple dry?¿No bebí su pezón hasta secarlo?

Who am I?¿Quién soy?

And no one taught me how to cryY nadie me enseñó a llorar

Who am I?¿Quién soy?

How to cry for what I wanted in the nightA llorar por lo que quería en la noche

Who am I, who am I?¿Quién soy, quién soy?

And didn't I cry and cry?¿Y no lloré y lloré?

Who am I, who am I?¿Quién soy, quién soy?