La Flor Azul

The Blue Flower

La Flor Azul

This is how it goesEsto va así
I’m just left behindQue solo me voy quedando
My old cactus patchMi viejo tunal
Listening to the river singOyendo cantar al río
For the carnivalPara el carnaval

Hope keeps me companyMe acompaña la esperanza
In my solitudeEn la soledad
When the wind howlsCuando silva el huayra muyoj
Through the salt flatsPor el salitral

You were a well-branched treeÁrbol fuiste bien coposo
Poor heartPobre corazón
A tree left without leavesÁrbol que quedó sin hojas
Without a nest, or loveSin nido, ni amor

Tell her, tell her chacareraDile, dile chacarera
About that blue flowerA esa flor azul
That I search for at nightQue de noche yo la busco
By the Southern CrossPor la Cruz del Sur

That lovesick painEsa pena enamorada
Pain that never stopsPena sin cesar
Trying to turn into a songBuscando volverse copla
To make me cryPa' hacerme llorar

May luck be with meAmalhaya con la suerte
That I've been dealtQue a mí me ha toca'o
Singing just to sing, singingCantar por cantar, cantando
Without being heardSin ser escucha'o

When I remember her eyesCuando recuerdo sus ojos
With a sweet gazeDe dulce mirar
I settle down with my dogMe acomodo con mi perro
All alone to whistleSolito a pitar

Tell her, tell her chacareraDile, dile chacarera
About that blue flowerA esa flor azul
That I search for at nightQue de noche yo la busco
By the Southern CrossPor la Cruz del Sur
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