Saturday, May 9, 2009

Happy Day

This is a happy day!
Tears will not be shed over my heart anymore,
The fragrance of the spring flowers will dance in my sweetest memories.
I decide not to suffer anymore
For life is too short to fill my heart with sadness.
I decide to smile and believe that the impossible is possible.
This is a day to fly
For flying is not absurd.
This is a day to dream
For dreaming is not forbidden.

This is a happy day!
No anger, no fear, no bitterness…
The melody of *quenas and zamponas lures me.
I decide to dance and be free
For life is too short to pour sorrow on it.
I decide to let me be,
I decide to let my heart be,
I decide to let my words come out.

This is a happy day!
No winter, no cold, no desolation.
Drums play melodies of a new life.
I decide to open my ears and let the notes possess me
For life is too short to shed tears,
For life is too short to be hapless.
Today I declare to the world that I am insanely happy!

quenas and zamponas: Bolivian wind instruments.