The Art Teacher

El profesor de arte

The Art Teacher

Allí estaba en uniforme
There I was in uniform
Mirando al profesor de arte
Looking at the art teacher
Yo era sólo una chica entonces
I was just a girl then;
Nunca he amado desde entonces
Never have I loved since then

No era mucho mayor que yo
He was not that much older than I was
Él había llevado nuestra clase al Museo Metropolitano
He had taken our class to the Metropolitan Museum
Nos preguntó cuál era nuestra obra de arte favorita
He asked us what our favorite work of art was,
Pero nunca pude decir que era él
But never could I tell it was him
Oh, ojalá pudiera decirle
Oh, I wish I could tell him --
Oh, ojalá se lo hubiera dicho
Oh, I wish I could have told him

Miré a los Rubens y Rembrandts
I looked at the Rubens and Rembrandts
Me gustaron los Sargents de John Singer
I liked the John Singer Sargents
Me dijo que le gustaba Turner
He told me he liked Turner
Nunca me he vuelto desde entonces
Never have I turned since then
No, nunca he recurrido a ningún otro hombre
No, never have I turned to any other man

Habiendo dicho todo esto
All this having been said,
Me casé con un jefe ejecutivo de la empresa
I married an executive company head
Después de haber hecho todo esto, un Turner - tengo uno
All this having been done, a Turner - I own one
Aquí estoy en este uniforme, traje de pantalones
Here I am in this uniformish, pant-suit sort of thing,
Pensando en el profesor de arte
Thinking of the art teacher
Yo era sólo una chica entonces
I was just a girl then;
Nunca he amado desde entonces
Never have I loved since then
No, nunca he amado a ningún otro hombre
No, never have I loved any other man