La Tristecita

Los Chalchaleros
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Sangre del ceibal

Blood of the ceibo tree

que se vuelve flor:

that turns into a flower:

yo no sé por qué

I don't know why

hoy me hiere más

today your sign of love

tu señal de amor.

hurts me more.


Zamba quiero oir

Zamba, I want to hear

al atardecer:

at sunset:

capullo de luz,

a bud of light,

que quiere ser sol

that wants to be the sun

y no puede ser.

and cannot be.


¡Ay, tristecita,

Oh, little sadness,

tristecita igual,

just a little sadness,

que es llovizna azul

that's a blue drizzle

murmurándole

murmuring

al cañaveral!

to the sugarcane field!


El viento la trae,

The wind brings it,

se la lleva el sol:

the sun takes it away:

sueño en el trigal

a dream in the wheat field

y sobre el sauzal,

and over the willow grove,

lamento de amor.

a lament of love.


Ya siento llegar

I already feel

del cerro su voz:

his voice coming

pañuelo ha de ser

from the hill:

y lo he de prender

it must be a handkerchief

sobre el corazón.

and I'll pin it

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Havana, Cuba July 31, 2024
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