Morena la Flor de Lima

Brown the Lime Flower

Morena la Flor de Lima

Brown the lime flower, salt that gives it, that gives itMorena la flor de lima, sal que le da, que le da
On the banks of the Rimac, salt that gives it, that gives itA las orillas del rimac, sal que le da, que le da
The sky brought the earth, the wind gave the seedEl cielo trajo la tierra, el viento dio la semilla
And the lime flower sprouted, salt that gives it, that gives itY broto la flor de lima, sal que le da, que le da
And the lime flower sprouted, salt that gives it, that gives itY broto la flor de lima, sal que le da, que le da

It seems that the sky wanted, salt that gives it, that gives itParece que el cielo quiso, sal que le da, que le da
In Lima its paradise, salt that gives it, that gives itEn lima su paraíso, sal que le da, que le da
That's why the Lima soil, seems like a dream gardenPor eso el suelo limeño, parece un jardín de ensueño
Full of great beauty, salt that gives it, that gives itDe gran hermosura lleno, sal que le da, que le da
Full of great beauty, salt that gives it, that gives itDe gran hermosura lleno, sal que le da, que le da
That's why the Lima soil, seems like a dream gardenPor eso el suelo limeño, parece un jardín de ensueño
Full of great beauty, salt that gives it, that gives itDe gran hermosura lleno, sal que le da, que le da
Full of great beauty, salt that gives it, that gives itDe gran hermosura lleno, sal que le da, que le da
The best are from Lima.Son de lima las mejores.

Fall there!Tumba ahí!

When Lima was made, from the sky fellCuando se hizo lima, del cielo cayeron
Jasmines, carnations, cinnamon, and rosemary;Jazmines, claveles, canela y romero;
The Limean has jasmine in her hairTiene la limeña, jazmín en el pelo
Cinnamon on her face and the scent of rosemaryCanela en la cara y olor de romero
The Limean has jasmine in her hairTiene la limeña, jazmín en el pelo
Cinnamon on her face and the scent of rosemaryCanela en la cara y olor de romero
And lips of carnation.Y labios de clavel.

I want to have my owner but he must be from LimaYo quiero tener mi dueño pero que sea limeño
An angel who escaped, Saint Peter couldn't find himUn ángel que se escapo, san pedro no pudo hallarlo
He came to Lima to look for him and here in Lima he stayedA lima vino a buscarlo y aquí en lima se quedo
An angel who escaped, Saint Peter couldn't find himUn ángel que se escapo, san pedro no pudo hallarlo
He came to Lima to look for him and here in Lima he stayedA lima vino a buscarlo y aquí en lima se quedo
And never returned, never.Y no volvió mas, jamás.