Reina De La Oscuridad

Queen of Darkness

Reina De La Oscuridad

Long-lived maiden, Disembodied faceLongeva doncella, Faz desmembrada
Confused chalice, sacred femaleCáliz cofuso, hembra sagrada
pearl, worn by the order of timeperla,desgastada por orden del tiempo
Mother, so many times your children hurt youMadre, tantas veces tus hijos te hirieron

I guard with jealousy a treasure in my skinGuardo con recelo un tesoro en mi piel
My sorrows are torn by lovers of yesterdayRasgan mis pesares los amantes del ayer
Former princess, miserable at timesAntaño prinsesa, miserable alguna vez
I saw empires grow that died at my feetví crecer imperios que murieron a mis pies

Crowned with stones, dark-faced, mountains of gemsCorona empedrada, morena de cara, montañas de gemas
You court two seas, brothers who fight for your charmsCortejas dos mares, hermanos que por tus encantos pelean
Scars hurt, healed by historyDuelen, cicatrices que cura la historia
Dance, in your flight poets, painters, blacksmiths...Danzan, en tu vuelo poetas, pintores, herreros...

The Mosque longs for your presence every AprilLa Mezquita añora tu presensia cada abril
In the Alhambra you wait among tears for BoadbilEn la Alhambra esperas entre llantos a Boadbil.
You bathe your snowy hair on the shores of the seaBañas tus cabellos niveos a orillas del mar
While you perfume yourself with olive essencesMientras te perfumas con esencias de olivar

Queen, queen of the world, I can feel your sadness smell of jasmineReina, reina del mundo, puedo sentir tu tristeza olor a jazmín
Beautiful, beautiful maiden, take care of me as I will always take care of you.Linda, linda doncella, cuida de mi que yo siempre lo haré de tí.

Of Gypsy, Hispanic, Roman or perhaps Phoenician ethnicityDe etnia gitana, Hispana, Romana o tal vez Fenicia
Faithful Moorish mother, Moorish with greenish and mixed bloodFiel madre mora, morita de sangre verdosa y mestiza
Tender, hypnotizing bell that mesmerizes menTierno, cascabel que hipnotiza a los hombres
Legs, eight beautiful daughters, passions of thenLegas, ocho hijas hermosas, pasiones de entonces

The diverse gods will always watch over youLos diversos dioses por tí siempre velarán
You engender cultures and raised many moreEngendras culturas y criastes a muchos mas.
Bécquer, Lorca, Alberti recite you with modestyBécquer, Lorca, Alberti te recitan con pudor
Verses, from the sky that camouflage your prison.Versos, desde el cielo que camuflan tu prisión.

Queen, queen of the world, I can feel your sadness smell of jasmineReina, reina del mundo, puedo sentir tu tristeza olor a jazmín
Beautiful, beautiful maiden, take care of me as I will always take care of you.Linda, linda doncella, cuida de mi que yo siempre lo haré de tí.