Vals Ecologico

Ecological Waltz

Vals Ecologico

A carnation of the air told me,Me contó un clavel del aire,
and has left an alyssum,y ha dejado alelí,
that you keep a gladiolusque mantenés a un gladiolo
that knew how to seduce you.que te supo seducir.

I found out about the rubber tree,Me enteré lo del gomero,
the corporal who was a jasmine,del cabo que era jazmín
and I knew that a lemon treey supe que un limonero
perfumed your garden.te perfumaba el jardín.

I held onto a marigold,Yo me agarré una caléndula
a daisy, rememberingmargarita, al recordar
that you were my lady of the night,que eras mi dama de noche
my joy of the home.mi alegría del hogar.

I made you the philodendronYo te hacía el filomendro
in that dark hallway,en aquel zaguán oscuro,
if I watered the shoots for yousi te habré regado los brotes
and fell in love on the wall.y enamoraba en el muro.

If your mother jungle sawSi viera tu madre selva
how you have returned now,como has regresado ahora
like a deciduous plant,hecha una planta caduca,
parasitic and climbing.parásita y trepadora.

Your fern has dried up,Se te ha secado el helecho,
the geraniums faded,los geranios desteñidos
and finally, with so many grafts,y al fin con tantos injertos
you have the fallen pothos.tenés el potus caído.

I ask Saint RitaLe pregunto a Santa Rita
why your name changed,por qué tu nombre cambió
you are no longer my Daisy,ya no sos mi Margarita
you are no longer my Daisy,ya no sos mi Margarita
now they call you Malvón.ahora te llaman Malvón.