Flores Secas

Dry Flowers

Flores Secas

Alley, old alleyCallejón, viejo callejón.
You were never a wide street, avenue, or boulevardNunca fuiste calle ancha, avenida, o bulevar
You didn't have the shop windows or neon lightsNo tuviste las vidrieras ni las luces de neón
On your walls grow flowers, alleyEn tus muros crecen flores, callejón.
You are to me the scent of orange blossomVos sos para mí perfume de azahar
You are like a sun,Vos sos como un sol,
shining in my sky, alleybrillando en mi cielo estás, callejón.
Your suburban sidewalks are made of dirt, alleyTus veredas de suburbio son de tierra, callejón.
At night you witness my dreams, alleyPor las noches sos testigo de mis sueños, callejón.
On your walls grow flowers, alleyEn tus muros crecen flores, callejón.