Claveles de Granada

Carnations of Granada

Claveles de Granada

The carnations of GranadaLos claveles de Granada
are the sighs that God breathed.son los suspiros que dio Dios.
The carnations of GranadaLos claveles de Granada
are the rubies that He wept.son los rubíes que lloró.
At night the starsPor la noche las estrellas
want to take them away,se los quieren llevar,
and the moon, ever watchful,y la luna, vigilante,
won't leave.no se va.
In the towers of the AlhambraEn las torres de la Alhambra
every night you can seecada noche se ve
with a silver shawlcon mantilla plateada
and a carnation.y un clavel.

The carnations of GranadaLos claveles de Granada
are the porcelain He left behind.son porcelanas que El dejó.
The carnations of GranadaLos claveles de Granada
were ignited by the sun.los encendieron con el sol.
In their red and yellowEn su rojo y amarillo
lies their dignity,tienen la dignidad,
because they formporque forman
the national flag.la bandera nacional.
And with them stand unitedY con ellos van unidos
every good Spaniard,todo buen español,
defending with their lifedefendiendo con su vida
their colors.su color.
How wonderfulQúe maravillosos
are the stems of the carnation,son los tallos del clavel,
because they resembleporque se parecen
the woman.al de la mujer.
To be a woman from SpainSer mujer de España
is to be a carnation at the same time.es al tiempo ser clavel.
The woman from SpainLa mujer de España
has her soul filled with carnations,de claveles tiene el alma llena,
for being a woman.por ser mujer.