La Flor Azul

The Blue Flower

La Flor Azul

I am left aloneQue solo me voy quedando
My old tunalMi viejo tunal
Hearing the river singOyendo cantar al río
For the carnivalPara el carnaval

Hope accompanies meMe acompaña la esperanza
In solitudeEn la soledad
When the huairamuyoj whistlesCuando silba el huairamuyoj
By the salitralPor el salitral

You were a lush treeÁrbol fuiste bien coposo
Poor heartPobre corazón
A tree left without leavesÁrbol que quedo sin hojas
Without nests, nor loveSin nidos, ni amor

Tell, tell chacareraDile, dile chacarera
To that blue flowerA esa flor azul
That at night I search for herQue de noche yo la busco
By the Southern CrossPor la cruz del sur

This lovesick sorrowEsta pena enamorada
Sorrow without endPena sin cesar
Seeking to become a songBuscando volverse copla
To make me cryPa' hacerme llorar

Amalhaya with the luckAmalhaya con la suerte
That has befallen meQue a mí me ha tocao
Singing just to singCantar por andar cantando
Without being heardSin ser escuchao

When I remember her eyesCuando recuerdo sus ojos
With a sweet gazeDe dulce mirar
I settle down with my dogMe acomodo con mi perro
Alone to smokeSolito a pitar

Tell, tell chacareraDile, dile chacarera
To that blue flowerA esa flor azul
That at night I search for herQue de noche yo la busco
By the Southern CrossPor la cruz del sur