Coplitas para Lisandro

Little Rhymes for Lisandro

Coplitas para Lisandro

From his little hands they already soundDe sus manitos ya suenan
the drumskins give us hopenos esperanzan los parches
the freedom of the roadla libertad del camino
and the echo of the songsy el eco de los cantares

Commotion in the morningsRevuelos por las mañanas
when the sun beats in his bellycuando el sol late en su vientre
and an invisible guitary una guitarra invisible
that grows between his little handsque entre sus manitos crece

There goes his joyAhi anda su algarabia
climbing up my backtrepandose por mi espalda
between smiles and gamesentre sonrisas y juegos
his hug will bring me calmsu abrazo me traera calma

ChorusEstribillo

Morning freshnessFresquito de la mañana
to refresh memoriesfrescura de los recuerdos
how fresh his gaze isque fresquita su mirada
coolness of my feelingsfrescor de mis sentimientos

When the night approachesCuando la noche se acerca
and his eyelids are heavyy sus parpados vencidos
a lap for his dreamsregazo para sus sueños
scattered across the skypor el cielo repartido

Moonlight in his eyesBrillo de luna en sus ojos
shining all aloneresplandeciente solita
little heart and braziercorazoncito y brasero
that warms my daysque va entibiando mis dias

He also carries the essenceLa lleva tambien la escencia
that the earth gives usque nos entrega la tierra
at birth we are baptizedal nacer ya nos bautizan
with rhythms of folk dancescon ritmos de chacareras