Canción Del Jardinero [English translation]

Look at me, I'm happy

among the leaves that sing

when through the garden goes

the wind in a skateboard.

When I go to sleep

I close my eyes and dream

of the smell of a country

in bloom for me.

I'm not a dancer

because I like to stay

steady in the ground and feel

that my feet have roots.

Once I studied

in a little weed book

things only I know

and that I'll never forget

I've learned that a nut

is wrinkled and old,

but it can offer

lots, lots, lots of honey.

I'm a faithful elf of the garden,

when a flower is sad

I paint it with a brush

and I play the bell for it.

I'm a guardian and doctor

of a flower gang

who play domino

and after they cough.

Over here God is going

with a rain watering can

or disguised as the sun

appearing from a balcony

I'm not a great sir,

but in my ground heaven

I keep the best treasure

lots, lots, lots of love.

• Artist:María Elena Walsh