Translation of the song Con la primavera artist José Martí

Con la primavera

With spring

Viene la canción,

Comes the song,

La tristeza dulce

The sweet sadness

Y el galante amor.

And the gallant love.

Con la primavera

With spring

Viene una ansiedad

Comes an anxiety

De pájaro preso

Of imprisoned bird

Que quiere volar.

That wants to fly.

No hay cetro más noble

There isn't a more noble scepter

Que el de padecer:

Than the one of enduring:

Sólo un rey existe:

Only one king exists:

El muerto es el rey.

The dead one is the king.