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Translation
Flor del Río*
One dreary and raining morning
I met a young girl,
appearing lovely from her window,
like a rose in my garden.
"What's your name, lovely brunette?"
I asked her with all of my heart:
what a lovely face you have,
your hair is lovely— let me see".
"I am Mexican, I live with my parents1,
when you talk to them, I will love you then.2
I am Flor del Río, del Río is my last name
because my first name is Flor".
We were happy for five months,
I kissed her so many times,
but one night when I went looking for her,
to my dismay, I couldn't find her.
It was near the village that I heard
that she died from a weak heart,
she was buried there in the orchard
that belongs to the Church of the Assumption.
Now I understand that my darling
was Flor del Río, a beautiful dream
her memory is a source of suffering
It has wounded my heart.
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citlālicue on 2023-03-31
citlālicue on 2023-03-31Last edited by citlālicue on 2023-04-05
citlālicue on 2023-04-05✕
Irma Serrano: Top 3
| 1. | La Martina |
| 2. | Con fecha del mañana |
| 3. | Flor del Río |
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*= lit. 'Flower of the River'.