Paroles et traduction Simón Díaz - Arbolito Sabanero

Arbolito Sabanero

Arbolito sabanero... yo vengo a preguntar, preguntar
Si cuando ella se fue, arbolito,
Tú me la viste pasar, pasar...

Abre mis sueños al raso la soledad sin un grito,
Aspira el campo marchito la dulce flor del ocaso.

Tú, pesaroso en el paso, puro arenal del estero,
Soñando el aire mayero,! cómo tendrás de congojas
Que ya no te quedan ni hojas, arbolito sabanero!

Arbolito de hojas finas, nidos de puras congojas,
Como ya no tienes ni hojas te besa el sol las espinas.

Madrinero sin madrinas, paso ya por mi cantar.
Y tú en tu grave callar, te quedas mas seco y triste,
Arbolito, tu la viste,
Tu me la viste pasar.(bis)

Savanah Tree

Savanah tree, I've come to ask, to ask
If when she left, little tree, you
Saw her pass, saw her pass...

Open my dreams to the wilds that are without loneliness,
The withered field exhales the sweet flower of twilight.

You, heavy in your step, pure sand of the inlet,
Dreaming of the May air, how much anguish must you have
That you don't even have leaves anymore, Savanah tree!

Little tree of delicate leaves, nests of pure anguish,
Since you have no leaves, the sun kisses your thorns.

Gentleman without ladies, I'll go through my singing
And you, in your grave silence, will be left more dry and sad.
Tree, you saw her,
You saw her pass by.(twice)