El Zenzontle Pregunta Por Arlen

The Mockingbird Asks for Arlen

El Zenzontle Pregunta Por Arlen

Compadre guardabarrancoCompadre guardabarranco
brother of wind, of song and light,hermano de viento, de canto y de luz,
tell me if in your wanderingsdecime si en tus andanzas
you saw a girl named Arlen Siu.viste una chavala llamada Arlen Siu.

I saw you, mockingbird friendYo vide zenzontle amigo
a sweet star in the sugarcane fielduna estrella dulce en el cañaveral
arrow of a thousand colorssaeta de mil colores
within the whispers of the reeds.dentro los rumores del pajonal.

He buried in the hollow of his guitarEnterró en el hueco de su guitarra
the clean star of his heartel lucero limpio de su corazón
he went upriver to the savannahse fue río arriba pa' la sabana
like a serene water lily.como un lirio de agua serenito.

Martiniano says that in the mountainsDice Martiniano que en la montaña
everything is revolutionary there,revolucionario todo es allí,
that a butterfly is moving clandestinelyque anda clandestina una mariposa
and its responsible is a hummingbird,y su responsable es un colibrí,
that a butterfly is moving clandestinelyque anda clandestina una mariposa
and its responsible is a hummingbird.y su responsable es un colibrí.

Compadre guardabarrancoCompadre guardabarranco
please forgive my curiositya'i usted perdone mi curiosidad
how was the guerrillacomo era la guerrillera
that according to your signs passed by there.que según sus señas pasó por allá.

I find you, mockingbird friendLe encuentro zenzontle amigo
that where the little Chinese girl fought until theque donde la chinita peleó hasta el
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a quiet spring was bornnació un manantial quedito
that comes to sing to it every now and then.que a cada ratito le viene a cantar.

He buried in the hollow of his guitarEnterró en el hueco de su guitarra
the clean star of his heartel lucero limpio de su corazón
he went upriver to the savannahse fue río arriba pa' la sabana
like a serene water lily.como un lirio de agua serenito.

Martiniano says that in the mountainsDice Martiniano que en la montaña
everything is revolutionary there,revolucionario todo es allí,
that a butterfly is moving clandestinelyque anda clandestina una mariposa
and its responsible is a hummingbird,y su responsable es un colibrí,
that a butterfly is moving clandestinelyque anda clandestina una mariposa
and its responsible is a hummingbird.y su responsable es un colibrí.