Luna brava [English translation]

Did the moon come out, did it?

To learn the song

That the people in the south sing

In a humble bar

The town folk

Lift up their voices to the heavens

And a flamenco angel

Partakes in the outcry

Mad moon of new clay,

concrete and lime

That roams about the windows

At nightfall

Among folded sheets hangs its solitude

And does the slum's joy rub off on it?

Did the moon come out, did it?

Old flashlight

[Belonging to] those who searched for a home

And lost their way in some landscape

Of cardboard and tin

The rumor of the waves

And the aroma of hot pine

Have they made it lose all of its serenity?

Did the moon come out, did it?

It hides from the sun

Sentimental satellite

It conceals within the broom

It lets the day pass

Captivated in the distance

It quotes itself when it hears its song

And it hopes to hear the sound of guitars, palms and bongo drums

Did the moon come out, did it?

Mad moon, moon, moon, moon

It makes undeniable

Its immense value