La flor del trabajo [English translation]

Coming December to its end

I had a New Year's Resolution:

In the upcoming year

I'm going to put my heart on everything

I thought about starting on the First day,

But I resolved to wait

Just out of personal taste

That January 6th passed by,

Without realizing that now

(And don't let this get misinterpreted)

I had ran out of my creative force

And the Carnival caught me, champ 1

I ended up a little weary

But since the body can withstand it,

I resolved to start working non-stop

After the Holy Week;

The situation wasn't that easy,

Sometimes one gets a little bit tired

And coming to think about it twice,

I decided to wait another three months;

After that little rest,

(A Very deserved one, by the way)

I got to July really calm,

I'm rejuvenated!

August was a good start

For my aspirations,

But I forgot a detail;

It's a vacation month,

In October I actually started

To think about it seriously again,

I made my plans and got ready,

But My Friend Emeterio called:

"Come over here, don't you forget

That La Chinita is in November, 2

Don't work in this month,

You got all December left, Chum!"

With a Hundred Ideas,

I wanted to start working

Bah! It's not worth it anymore

It's the Christmas Month now!

Now, This guy really was the Flower of Work 3

The whole year just went by, and He did nothing!

1. In many South American countries, the Carnaval is celebrated in February.2. La Chinita is an informal name for the Holiday of the Virgin of Chiquinquirá, celebrated in Venezuela around November 18th3. Sarcastic remark, "The Flower of" is used to refer to The source of something.