Las Suculentas

The Succulents

Las Suculentas

To know them you have to visit themPara conocerlas hay que recorrerlas
It is essential not to feel afraides indispesable no sentir temor
It is advisable not to hold a grudgees recomendable no guardar rencor

To make them fall in love, nothing to flatter themPara enamorarlas, nada de halagarlas
it is only necessary to dehumidifysólo es necesario deshumedecer
and other commitments disobeyy otros compromisos desobedecer
to subdue them, just caress thempara someterlas, solo acariciarlas
you touch their thornstocas sus espinas
If you imagine them it is much bettersi las imaginas es mucho mejor

All of us who love succulentsTodos los que amamos a las suculentas
We get hot and they are so happynos acaloramos y ellas tan contentas
They don't even need us to run errandsno nos necesitan ni pa' los mandados
they don't eat a biteno prueban bocado
They endure everything with resignationlo soportan todo con resignación

Doctor Bravo knows how to be a friendLa Doctora Bravo sabe ser amiga
of the candelabra and the tetechesde los candelabros y de los teteches
giant organs, queens of the nightorganos gigantes, reinas de la noche
nopal de lenguita, pitayo de mayonopal de lenguita, pitayo de mayo
What a pretty flower, I think I'm fainting!¡que flor tan bonita creo que me desmayo!

Discovered the "chende" that bears his nameDescubri la "chende" que lleva su nombre
tree plant with abundant branchplanta arborescente de rama abundante
defined, woody and grayish trunktronco definido, leñoso y grisaceo
seven eight ribs with undulating edgessiete ocho costillas de arista ondulante
tortuous spines, distant areolasespinas tortuosas, areolas distantes
They are flowers, they are duirnas and they are perfumed.son flores son duirnas y son perfumadas
in the perinate they are oblanceolateen el perinato son oblanceoladas
its globose fruit, curved seedsu fruto globoso, semilla encorbada
with their scores and reticulatedcon sus puntuaciones y reticulada

The brave doctor, Helia Bravoa ChendeLa doctora bravo, Helia Bravoa Chende
all cacti and succulentstodas las cactáceas y las suculentas
they enjoy their lovegozan de su amor
Tridentate larrea or governorLarrea tridentada o gobernadora
Which of the peyotes is the protector?que de los peyotes es la protectora
the rotundifollia and the mammylaris, pseudocoriphantas, the echinocactus and the jacamatracasla rotundifollia y la mammylaris, pseudocoriphantas los echinocactus y las jacamatracas

Doctor Bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo!!!La Doctora Bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo!!!
He knew how to know them, he knew how to feed themSupo conocerlas, supo alimentarlas
and the succulents as a rewardy las suculentas como recompensa
They gave him the juice that holds the secret of youthle dieron el jugo que guarda el secreto de la juventud