Cartas a Marta (track #11)

LETTERS TO MARTHA
©Lucio Arce

I’ve written so many letters to Martha
I don’t know why she takes so long in responding
I’ve written so many letters to Martha
Maybe she’s fed up
And she won’t be coming back
I’ve written so many letters to Martha
That she discards, martyrizing me
I beg of you, Mr. Postman
Just deliver this letter for my beloved one

A terrible doubt assaults me
Because I miss her
And I can’t live anymore
Makes my heart break
If Martha doesn’t want to open
My letters anymore
I’ve written so many letters to Martha
And now, I’m going to write her another one
Because loving Martha so much
Gives me a stroke
Not even the sea will cover my suffering

Note: the silly cacophony of this lyryc is lost in translation. In the Spanish original lyric, twice, the name Martha is composed by the last syllable of one word and the first of the next one.