La Pajita
Esta que era una niña de cera
Pero no era una niña de cera
Era una gavilla parada en la era
Pero no era una gavilla
Sino la flor tiesa de la maravilla
Tampoco era la flor, sino que era
Un rayito de Sol parado en la vidriera
No era un rayito de Sol siquiera
Una pajita dentro de mis ojitos era
Alléguense a mirar como he perdido entera
En este lagrimón, mi fiesta verdadera
The Straw
This was a wax girl
But she wasn't a wax girl
It was a sheaf standing on the threshing floor
But it was not a sheaf
But the stiff flower of wonder
It was not the flower either, but it was
A ray of sunshine standing in the window
It wasn't even a ray of sunshine
A straw in my little eyes was
Come and see how I have lost everything
In this tear, my true party
Escrita por: Gabriela Mistral / Horacio Salinas