Palmeras en el jardín English Translation Lyrics by Alejandro Sanz
And now what?
What did I do now?
If you were the one who taught me to dance,
How is it possible that you step on me?
I turned my world upside down
To make it look like you
But no matter how many palm trees we plant in the garden,
This will never be Havana, I will always be Madrid
And now what do I do when another February comes?
How do I stop remembering you?
In two accents, we said a thousand “I love you’s”
And in a silence, we said, “This is the end”
Then, you left Varadero in my soul
And Cibeles asked me about you
For your little things, you know, my love, I’d die
But you will always be Havana
And I will always be Madrid
So, what then?
What did I do to you?
If you were the one who taught me to paint,
Why didn’t you tell me about the grays?
When you left, you took these colors
And those scents I love to remember
You were the closest my home ever got to having a sea
To having a sea
I turned my world upside down
To make it look like you
But no matter how many palm trees we plant in the garden,
This will never be Havana, I will always be Madrid
And now what do I do when another February comes?
How do I stop remembering you?
In two accents, we said a thousand “I love you’s”
And in a silence, we said, “This is the end”
Then, you left Varadero in my soul
And Cibeles asked me about you
For your little things, you know, my love, I’d die
But you will always be Havana
And I will always be Madrid