Escuché que cantó una buena canción I heard he sang a good song Escuché que tenía estilo I heard he had a style Y entonces vine a verlo And so I came to see him Para escucharlo por un rato To listen for a while Y ahí estaba él, este joven And there he was, this young boy Un extraño para mis ojos A stranger to my eyes
Rasgueando mi dolor con sus dedos Strumming my pain with his fingers Cantando mi vida con sus palabras Singing my life with his words Matándome suavemente con su canción Killing me softly with his song Matándome suavemente con su canción Killing me softly with his song Contando toda mi vida con sus palabras Telling my whole life with his words Matándome suavemente con su canción Killing me softly with his song
Me sentí todo sonrojado por la fiebre I felt all flushed with fever Avergonzado por la multitud Embarrassed by the crowd Sentí que encontró mis cartas I felt he found my letters Y las leyó cada una en voz alta And read each one out loud Recé para que terminara I prayed that he would finish Pero él simplemente siguió adelante But he just kept right on
Rasgueando mi dolor con sus dedos Strumming my pain with his fingers Cantando mi vida con sus palabras Singing my life with his words Matándome suavemente con su canción Killing me softly with his song Matándome suavemente con su canción Killing me softly with his song Contando toda mi vida con sus palabras Telling my whole life with his words Matándome suavemente con su canción Killing me softly with his song
Cantó como si me conociera He sang as if it he knew me En toda mi oscura desesperación In all my dark despair Y luego miró a través de mí And then he looked right through me Como si yo no estuviera allí As if I wasn't there Pero él estaba allí, este extraño But he was there, this stranger Cantando claro y fuerte Singing clear and strong
Rasgueando mi dolor con sus dedos Strumming my pain with his fingers Cantando mi vida con sus palabras Singing my life with his words Matándome suavemente con su canción Killing me softly with his song Matándome suavemente con su canción Killing me softly with his song Contando toda mi vida con sus palabras Telling my whole life with his words Matándome suavemente con su canción Killing me softly with his song