Canta Cardenal

Sing, Cardinal

Canta Cardenal

Dense mountainMonte denso
Of my heartDe mi corazón
Tilled landTierra arada
Without its warmthSin su calor

I serve sweetly, the cardinalSirvo dulce, el cardenal
On his chestSobre su pecho
The lonelinessLa soledad

Thick brush, his walkEspesura, su caminar
Slow pathsLentos caminos
Will not returnYa no volverán

Pretty darlingCielito lindo
Don't suffer anymoreNo sufras más
Sang joyfullyCantaba alegre
The cardinalEl cardenal

Tender Arucho, a dawnTierbo Arucho, un amanecer
Cried aloneLloraba solo
His sunsetSu anochecer

Fresh rain, the springLluvia fresca, el manantial
Washes away the sorrowsQuita las penas
With its songCon su cantar

Sing joyfully, in my willow groveCanta alegre, en mi sauzal
On his chestSobre su pecho
The power to lovePoder amar

Pretty darlingCielito lindo
Don't suffer anymoreNo sufras más
Sang joyfullyCantaba alegre
The cardinalEl cardenal