Malva-Rosa [English translation]

Shawl of green, green-mauve

Carefree and light

Dawn had barely broken

When Rosa left her home

The flick of her shawl

Intrigued the people

And poor Rosa, ultimately

Went to Mass and the market.

The rose that opens in its rosebush

Has not the charm of that brunette

Light, impish, comely

She seemed dainty as a feather

That Rosa.

They say that as a child

She wore that shawl

So much that the neighbourhood

Gave the nickname to Rosa

That charming nickname

That no one has but her,

They called her Malva-Rosa

With her shawl of green-mauve.