Danse Esmeralda (Poem)

Danse Esmeralda 08/09/06, By XP

When the sun has hidden the last ray of light
Danse, Esmeralda
The bleeding bonfire shines on your hair dark as night
The handbell tinkles like wild rose
Rivers and mountains faraway in the land of home
Blossom on the earth of this strange place

Your eyes are brighter than the stars
The smile on your face fly along with the fluttering skirt
That weightless waist brings the smell of Spring
And ecstasy to the heart of wanderers
You offer him cool water under the scorching sun
Danse, Esmeralda
My soul spreads its wings above the fire of hell

The travelers who stop for you on the plaza
And the old lady who waits no longer
Are so alike lonely inside
I sobbed quietly after a flashing joy
Danse, Esmeralda
Even beauty is not a promise of eternity

You perished in the season of cherry flower
Your love lingers on the guitar of summer
My broken heart falls in this vale of tears
Suffers the torture of agony one after another
Danse, Esmeralda
That is such a fair picture in the early morn
The memory about you brings me back over and over
Danse, Esmeralda
Is it there not any more bitter
Have you found the happiness of a roamer?