Bonita rama de sauce
C. Guastavino
Bonita rama de sauce,
Beautiful willow branch,
bonita rama de amor,
Beautiful branch of love,
nunca floreció, que siempre
That never flourished, that was always
se quedó diciendo adiós.
Left saying goodbye.
El río pasa y la peina,
The river goes by and it brushes her hair,
el río la jura amar.
The river swears its love.
La rama le da sus trenzas.
The branch gives him her tresses.
El río miente y se va.
The river tells lies and is gone.
El viento pasa y la besa,
The wind passes by and kisses her,
el tallo le hace cimbrar,
And makes her stem tremble,
toda la ramita canta,
The whole of the branch sings,
el viento miente y se va.
The wind tells lies and is gone.
Se va, se va,
It's gone, it's gone,
y la ramita se inclina,
And the little branch bends,
no la vean suspirar.
They won't see her cry.
y la ramita se inclina,
And the little branch bends down,
no la vean suspirar.
They won't see her cry.
Bonita rama de sauce,
Beautiful willow branch,
bonita rama de amor,
Beautiful branch of love,
florecida de alegría
Blooming with happiness
con el alba amaneció.
It awakened with the sunrise.
Debajo de su caricia
Beneath its caress
dormido estaba el cantor,
The singer was sleeping,
de la guitarra y la boca
From his guitar and from his lips
le nacía una canción.
A song was born.
Más dulce que viento y río,
Sweeter than the wind and than the river,
la noche entera cantó,
All through the night he sang,
coronado por la rama,
Crowned by the branch,
abrazadito quedó.
He was embraced.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
High up in the sky they go.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
El río pasa y la peina,
The river goes by and it brushes her hair,
el río la jura amar.
The river swears its love.
La rama le da sus trenzas.
The branch gives him her tresses.
El río miente y se va.
The river tells lies and is gone.
El viento pasa y la besa,
The wind passes by and kisses her,
el tallo le hace cimbrar,
And makes her stem tremble,
toda la ramita canta,
The whole of the branch sings,
el viento miente y se va.
The wind tells lies and is gone.
Se va, se va,
It's gone, it's gone,
y la ramita se inclina,
And the little branch bends,
no la vean suspirar.
They won't see her cry.
y la ramita se inclina,
And the little branch bends down,
no la vean suspirar.
They won't see her cry.
Bonita rama de sauce,
Beautiful willow branch,
bonita rama de amor,
Beautiful branch of love,
florecida de alegría
Blooming with happiness
con el alba amaneció.
It awakened with the sunrise.
Debajo de su caricia
Beneath its caress
dormido estaba el cantor,
The singer was sleeping,
de la guitarra y la boca
From his guitar and from his lips
le nacía una canción.
A song was born.
Más dulce que viento y río,
Sweeter than the wind and than the river,
la noche entera cantó,
All through the night he sang,
coronado por la rama,
Crowned by the branch,
abrazadito quedó.
He was embraced.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
High up in the sky they go.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
El viento pasa y la besa,
The wind passes by and kisses her,
el tallo le hace cimbrar,
And makes her stem tremble,
toda la ramita canta,
The whole of the branch sings,
el viento miente y se va.
The wind tells lies and is gone.
Se va, se va,
It's gone, it's gone,
y la ramita se inclina,
And the little branch bends,
no la vean suspirar.
They won't see her cry.
y la ramita se inclina,
And the little branch bends down,
no la vean suspirar.
They won't see her cry.
Bonita rama de sauce,
Beautiful willow branch,
bonita rama de amor,
Beautiful branch of love,
florecida de alegría
Blooming with happiness
con el alba amaneció.
It awakened with the sunrise.
Debajo de su caricia
Beneath its caress
dormido estaba el cantor,
The singer was sleeping,
de la guitarra y la boca
From his guitar and from his lips
le nacía una canción.
A song was born.
Más dulce que viento y río,
Sweeter than the wind and than the river,
la noche entera cantó,
All through the night he sang,
coronado por la rama,
Crowned by the branch,
abrazadito quedó.
He was embraced.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
High up in the sky they go.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
Se va, se va,
It's gone, it's gone,
y la ramita se inclina,
And the little branch bends,
no la vean suspirar.
They won't see her cry.
y la ramita se inclina,
And the little branch bends down,
no la vean suspirar.
They won't see her cry.
Bonita rama de sauce,
Beautiful willow branch,
bonita rama de amor,
Beautiful branch of love,
florecida de alegría
Blooming with happiness
con el alba amaneció.
It awakened with the sunrise.
Debajo de su caricia
Beneath its caress
dormido estaba el cantor,
The singer was sleeping,
de la guitarra y la boca
From his guitar and from his lips
le nacía una canción.
A song was born.
Más dulce que viento y río,
Sweeter than the wind and than the river,
la noche entera cantó,
All through the night he sang,
coronado por la rama,
Crowned by the branch,
abrazadito quedó.
He was embraced.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
High up in the sky they go.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
Bonita rama de sauce,
Beautiful willow branch,
bonita rama de amor,
Beautiful branch of love,
florecida de alegría
Blooming with happiness
con el alba amaneció.
It awakened with the sunrise.
Debajo de su caricia
Beneath its caress
dormido estaba el cantor,
The singer was sleeping,
de la guitarra y la boca
From his guitar and from his lips
le nacía una canción.
A song was born.
Más dulce que viento y río,
Sweeter than the wind and than the river,
la noche entera cantó,
All through the night he sang,
coronado por la rama,
Crowned by the branch,
abrazadito quedó.
He was embraced.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
High up in the sky they go.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
Debajo de su caricia
Beneath its caress
dormido estaba el cantor,
The singer was sleeping,
de la guitarra y la boca
From his guitar and from his lips
le nacía una canción.
A song was born.
Más dulce que viento y río,
Sweeter than the wind and than the river,
la noche entera cantó,
All through the night he sang,
coronado por la rama,
Crowned by the branch,
abrazadito quedó.
He was embraced.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
High up in the sky they go.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
Más dulce que viento y río,
Sweeter than the wind and than the river,
la noche entera cantó,
All through the night he sang,
coronado por la rama,
Crowned by the branch,
abrazadito quedó.
He was embraced.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
High up in the sky they go.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.
High up in the sky they go.
Cantar, cantar,
To sing, to sing
las verdes coplas del sauce,
The green coplas* of the willow,
altas por el cielo van.