| Azul la mañana es azul | Blue—how the morning is drenched in blue fire, |
| El sol si le llamo vendrá | The sun, if I summon, will cross to my plea, |
| Se dentrá en mi voz | It will burn through my throat like a silken sapphire, |
| Y hasta la eternidad | And echo, unaging, till time ceases to be. |
| En su camino irá hacia otro azul | On its journey it drifts toward an undiscovered hue, |
| Después, yo no sé si hay después | Thereafter—who knows, if a dawn yet remains, |
| Si el sol volverá a despertar | If the gold will again break the fast of the blue, |
| Porque la canción no ha de ser verdad | For a song only lives where illusion sustains. |
| Porque en Carnaval | For in Carnival’s trance, |
| Es que te busco yo | It is you whom I chase through the mask and the glare, |
| Aunque no habrás de estar | Though your shadow will never grant me a glance, |
| Y mentira tu voz en el azul | And your voice is a myth woven high in the air. |
| Después, yo no sé si hay después | Thereafter—who knows, if a dawn yet remains, |
| Si el sol volverá a despertar | If the gold will again break the fast of the blue, |
| Porque la canción no ha de ser verdad | For a song only lives where illusion sustains. |
| Porque en Carnaval | For in Carnival’s trance, |
| Cantará el corazón, a razón de vivir | The heart will intone, for the fever to live, |
| Cantará sin hablar, ni sentir | It will sing without speech, and with nothing to give |