Rubén Darío - Metempsychosis lyrics

I was a soldier, and Cleopatra the Queen
Took me to her bed for sex her whiteness
The unearthly omnipotence of her gaze
Then it was over

Oh, that gaze, that white skin, and that bed
Where a dazzling whiteness reigned supreme
Oh, that omnipotent, marble-colored rose!
Then it as over

I could have snapped her spine with my hands
I was the slave set free
Who made her forget Antony
(Oh, her bed, her gaze, and her whiteness)
Then it was over

My name is Rufus Gallus i was a soldier
With Gallic blood, and that imperious cow
Blessed me with a bold minute of her whim
Then it was over



When her body arched in orgasm, why didn't
My bronze fingers encircle the
White queen's neck
And close even tighter, in playful jest?
Then it was over

I was taken to Egypt with a chain
Around my neck then one day I was devoured
By dogs my name? Rufus Gallus
Then it was over