Era en las cenicientas postrimerías del otoño / It was in the last ashen-gray days of autumn 
He vivido mis años tan absorto / I've lived my years so absorbed 
Manos de la amada dignas de una reina / The hands of my beloved would grace a queen 
Qué importa, di, que fuera pasajero / What does it matter, say, that it was temporary 