Translation of the song Tenía 18 años artist Dalida

La tarde que le conocí,

The evening I met him

él acababa de cumplir

he had just

18 años.

turned 18.

Era verano claro está,

It was summer, of course

y yo empezaba ya a soñar

and I was starting to dream

con mi pasado.

of my past.

Ante un espejo le fingí

In front of a mirror I pretended

que maquillaba mi nariz

I was making up my nose

para mirarle.

to look at him.

Cuando me vi tan cerca de él

When I saw I was so close to him,

habría dado no sé qué

I'd have given anything

por conquistarle.

to win him.

Me sonrió con intención

He smiled intentionally at me

y fue su edad la explicación

and his age was the reason

de su victoria.

of his victory.

No quiso hablarme del amor,

He didn’t want to speak of love to me

pues según él esa cuestión

because for him this point

es otra historia.

is another matter.

Me dijo: Tú me vas muy bien,

He told me: “You’re okay for me,

eres igual que la mujer

you’re just like the wife

de 'El Graduado'.

of “The Sergeant”.

Yo no le pude resistir

I couldn’t resist him

y entre sus brazos descubrí

and in his arms I discovered

un sol dorado.

a golden sun.

Dieciocho años nada más

Eighteen years, no more:

eso le hizo ser audaz

this made him more daring

mas que insolente.

than insolent.

Cuando llegué a despertar

When I could wake up,

solo sentí la soledad

I only felt an indifferent

indiferente.

solitude.

Por un momento pretendí

For a moment I pretended

en retenerlo junto a mí,

to keep him close to me,

pero no quise.

but I didn’t really want.

Me dijo: No has estado mal

He told me: “You were not too bad”

con un candor tan infernal,

with a hell of candor,

antes de irse.

before leaving.

Entonces tuve que fingir

Then I had to pretend

que maquillaba mi nariz,

I was making up my nose

para no verle

not to see him,

y estuve a punto de olvidar

and I was about to forget

que yo le doblaba

that I was twice

la edad.

his age.