Translation of the song Aquellos ojos verdes artist Connie Francis

Fueron tus ojos los que me dieron

It was your eyes that gave me

el tema dulce de mi canción.

the sweet subject of my song.

Tus ojos verdes, claros, serenos—

Your green eyes, clear, calm—

ojos que han sido mi inspiración.

eyes that have been my inspiration.

Aquellos ojos verdes

Those green eyes

de mirada serena

with a calm gaze

dejaron en mi alma

left in my soul

eterna sed de amar.

an endless thirst for love.

Anhelos de caricias

Longings for caresses,

de besos y ternuras

for kisses and tenderness,

de todas las dulzuras

for all of the sweetness

que sabían brindar.

that they knew how to give.

Aquellos ojos verdes,

Those green eyes,

serenos como un lago,

calm like a lake,

en cuyas quietas aguas

into whose still waters

un día me miré.

I looked one day.

No saben las tristezas

They do not know the sorrows

que a mi alma le dejaron—

that they left behind in my soul—

aquellos ojos verdes

those green eyes

que yo nunca besaré.

that I will never kiss.

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And will they ever haunt me?

And will they ever haunt me?

All through my life they'll taunt me.

All through my life they'll taunt me.

But will they ever want me?

But will they ever want me?

Green eyes, make my dreams come true.

Green eyes, make my dreams come true.