El Cardo Azul

The Blue Thistle

El Cardo Azul

Among a thousand wild flowersEntre mil flores silvestres
In a very gallant fieldEn un campo muy gallardo
Stood a virtuous thistleSe alzaba un virtuoso cardo
With its tufted plumesCon sus penachos de tul

And the dew's pearlsY del rocío las perlas
Seemed whitishBlanquecinas parecían
And bathed wereY bañadas se veían
The strands of the blue thistleLas hebras del cardo azul

What a whimsical contrastQue contraste caprichoso
It offered at that momentEn ese instante ofrecía
Seeing the Sun dissolveAl ver que el Sol deshacía
That virginal cloakEse manto virginal

In a very fine drizzleEn finísima llovizna
The drops fell to the groundCaían las gotas al suelo
And as blue as the skyY tan azul como el cielo
The thistle was once againEl cardo otra vez quedaba

Poor flower, that in another timePobre flor, que en otro tiempo
You were lush and beautifulEras lozana y hermosa
But by the relentless fateMás por la parca afanosa
Your life was cut shortVino tu vida a cortar

Without considering, thistleSin tener en cuenta cardo
That by depriving you of lifeQue al privarte de la vida
You were lost relicsEras reliquias perdidas
Like a dream upon waking upComo sueño al despertar