Dos gardenias para ti / Two gardenias for you
Ibrahim Ferrer
Two gardenias* for you
with them I want to say
I love you; I adore you; my life **
Put on them all your attention
as they are your heart and mine
Two gardenias for you
that will have all the warmth of a kiss
Of those kisses that I gave you
and that you will never find
in the warmth of another love
(Refrain)
By your side they will live
and they will talk to you
as if you were with me
And you will even believe
that they will tell you: I love you
But if one evening
the gardenias of my love die
is because they have discovered
that your love has finished
because another love exists
(2x)
* Gardenia is a flower, like the one showed in this post.
** "my life" means my darling, my sweetheart. Common words in Spanish to name your beloved are: mi vida, mi cielo (my heaven), mi amor (my love), cariño (darling), corazon (heart)..