Como un jazmín del país
Alfredo Zitarrosa
Like a jasmine from the country
(Habanera milonga)
The boy said to the girl:
from the beginning I saw you;
in dreams, in wakefulness,
like a jasmine from the country.
Perfume of the late night,
small starry flower,
in the courtyard with a cistern
and kept in my heart.
I'm leaving with Aparicio,
I know another emblem is being crafted
by your hands, and will be carried
by the men of this house.
I'm leaving with Aparicio,
but look me in the face,
because what I'm about to tell you
is said once and that's enough.
Only one thing could
stop me, a word;
say for me to stay and I'll stay,
jasmine from the country, girl.
She looked into his eyes,
but said nothing to him,
and said nothing afterwards,
when she fell for Saravia.
Perfume of the late night,
small starry flower,
in the courtyard with a cistern
and kept in my heart.
