La Cancion del Brujito
Raly Barrionuevo
The Little Witch's Song
Over the muddy ground rolled the moon
the crickets gave the signal
and to a child's heart
grace arrived.
Through a crack in the cardboard
like a cold whistle it entered
a witch that appears
from time to time.
Come, he said to the child
your dream has a star
take this open field
and this sock ball.
Come, for the elves are
ready to play
before the rooster crows
splitting the darkness.
From the blue have detached
golden loaves by the light
that come from the depths
of the universe.
Geniuses of hunger and hope
fly next to your heart
don't ever forget them
play for them.
Come, he said to the child
your dream has a star
take this open field
and this sock ball.
Come, for the elves are
ready to play
before the rooster crows
splitting the darkness.
