¡Viva viernes! (Long live Friday! In other words, TGIF!)
La fecha es el cinco (5) de enero del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is January 5, 2024.)
Chabuca Granda’s waltz La flor de la canela (The Cinnamon Flower) is a timeless piece of Peruvian patrimony and an unofficial anthem for the city of Lima.
“Déjame que te cuente, limeño” (Let me tell you, person from Lima),
“Déjame que te diga la gloria del ensueño que evoca la memoria del viejo puente, del río y la alameda” (Let me tell you about the glory of the fantasy that the memory of the old bridge and the boulevard evokes).
“Déjame que te cuente, limeño, ahora que aún perfuma el recuerdo, ahora que aún mece en su sueño el viejo puente, el río y la alameda” (Let me tell you, person from Lima, now that the memory still gives off an aroma, now that the old bridge, the river, and the boulevard still sway in your dream),
“Jazmines en el pelo y rosas en la cara, airosa caminaba la flor de la canela” (Jasmine flowers in her hair and roses in her face, the cinnamon flower was walking graceful).
“Derramaba lisura y a su paso dejaba aroma de mixtura que en el pecho llevaba” (She was pouring out impertinence and her step was leaving a mixed aroma that she wore on her chest).
¡Cantemos! (Let’s sing!) You can sing along to la letra (the lyrics).
¡Que tengas un viernes vernal! (May you have a springy Friday!)
L. A. Feliz