La Flor Calchaquí

I've returned, mama, because
I had promised to come back
as soon as I could bring from there
the Calchaquí flower.
I arrived sadly to the valley
I even begged to God Yastay
where I could find the carnation of love
the Calchaquí flower.
It was my fortune, lady
I found it alone
floating in the air, the soul of the shulca
the carnation flower;
little flower of the air where I saw you
with a woman's face.
The people from the valley say
that flower was called shulca
the most beautiful woman in the area, oh yes!
and she died of love.
I bring from the valleys the flower
the pain of the shulca's soul
I bring sorrows and laments from there
the Calchaquí flower.
It was my fortune, lady
I found it alone
floating in the air, the soul of the shulca
the carnation flower;
little flower of the air where I saw you
with a woman's face.