Cantan los ni\u00f1os
\n[the children sing]
\nen la noche quieta;
\n[in the quiet night]
\n\u00a1arroyo claro,
\n[clear stream!]
\nfuente serena!
\n[serene spring\/fountain!]<\/p>\n
LOS NI\u00d1OS
\n[THE CHILDREN]<\/p>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 tiene tu divino
\n[what has your divine]
\ncoraz\u00f3n en fiesta?
\n[heart so festive?]<\/p>\n
YO
\n[ME]<\/p>\n
Un doblar de campanas
\n[a doublet\/pair of bells]
\nperdidas en la niebla.
\n[lost in the fog\/mist.]<\/p>\n
LOS NI\u00d1OS
\n[THE CHILDREN]<\/p>\n
Ya nos dejas cantando
\n[you\/it already leaves\/has us singing]
\nen la plazuela.
\n[in the little square]
\n\u00a1Arroyo claro,
\n[clear stream!]
\nfuente serena!
\n[serene spring!]<\/p>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 tienes en tus manos
\n[what do you have in your hands]
\nde primavera?
\n[of springtime?]<\/p>\n
YO
\n[ME]<\/p>\n
Una rosa de sangre
\n[a rose of blood \/ a blood rose]
\ny una azucena.
\n[and a lily.]<\/p>\n
LOS NI\u00d1OS
\n[THE CHILDREN]<\/p>\n
M\u00f3jalas en el agua
\n[wet them in the water]
\nde la canci\u00f3n a\u00f1eja.
\n[of the aged\/old song.]
\n\u00a1Arroyo claro,
\n[clear stream!]
\nfuente serena!
\n[serene spring!]<\/p>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 sientes en tu boca
\n[what do you feel in your mouth]
\nroja y sedienta?
\n[red and thirsty?]<\/p>\n
YO
\n[ME]<\/p>\n
El sabor de los huesos
\n[the flavor of the bones]
\nde mi gran calavera.
\n[of my great skull.]<\/p>\n
LOS NI\u00d1OS
\n[THE CHILDREN]<\/p>\n
Bebe el agua tranquila
\n[drink the tranquil water]
\nde la canci\u00f3n a\u00f1eja.
\n[of the aged song.]
\n\u00a1Arroyo claro,
\n[clear stream!]
\nfuente serena!
\n[serene spring!]<\/p>\n
\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 te vas tan lejos
\n[why do you go so far]
\nde la plazuela?
\n[from the little plaza?]<\/p>\n
YO
\n[ME]<\/p>\n
\u00a1Voy en busca de magos
\n[I go in search of magicians]
\ny de princesas!
\n[and of princesses!]<\/p>\n
LOS NI\u00d1OS
\n[THE CHILDREN]<\/p>\n
\u00bfQui\u00e9n te ense\u00f1\u00f3 el camino
\n[who showed you the way\/path]
\nde los poetas?
\n[of the poets?]<\/p>\n
YO
\n[ME]<\/p>\n
La fuente y el arroyo
\n[the spring and the stream]
\nde la canci\u00f3n a\u00f1eja.
\n[of the aged\/old song.]<\/p>\n
LOS NI\u00d1OS
\n[THE CHILDREN]<\/p>\n
\u00bfTe vas lejos, muy lejos
\n[are you going far, very far]
\ndel mar y de la tierra?
\n[from the sea and from the earth?]<\/p>\n
YO
\n[ME]<\/p>\n
Se ha llenado de luces
\n[it has filled with lights]
\nmi coraz\u00f3n de seda,
\n[my heart of silk,]
\nde campanas perdidas,
\n[of lost bells]
\nde lirios y de abejas,
\n[of lilies and bees,]
\ny yo me ir\u00e9 muy lejos,
\n[and I will go very far,]
\nm\u00e1s all\u00e1 de esas sierras,
\n[further than those mountains,]
\nm\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los mares,
\n[further than the seas,]
\ncerca de las estrellas,
\n[close to the stars,]
\npara pedirle a Cristo
\n[to ask Christ]
\nSe\u00f1or que me devuelva
\n[please God give me back]
\nmi alma antigua de ni\u00f1o,
\n[my ancient childhood heart,]
\nmadura de leyendas,
\n[ripe with legends]
\ncon el gorro de plumas
\n[with a plumed\/feathered hat]
\ny el sable de madera.
\n[and the wooden saber.]<\/p>\n
LOS NI\u00d1OS
\n[THE CHILDREN]<\/p>\n
Ya nos dejas cantando
\n[already you\/it leaves\/has us singing]
\nen la plazuela,
\n[in the little square,]
\n\u00a1arroyo claro,
\n[clear stream!]
\nfuente serena!
\n[serene spring!]<\/p>\n
Las pupilas enormes
\n[the enormous (eye)pupils]
\nde las frondas resecas
\n[of the dried fronds]
\nheridas por el viento,
\n[wounded by the wind,]
\nlloran las hojas muertas.
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