Entre las cebollas blancas,
se ve una raíz solitaria,
es huérfana, la dejaron abandonada
y yo quiero ayudarla.
La tomó en mis manos,
la saludo con cariño magno,
la llevó a mi cuarto
y en un florero la dejó reposando.
Among the white onions,
you see a solitary root,
it's an orphan, it was left abandoned
and I want to help it.
I take it in my hands,
I greet her with great affection,
took it to my room
and left her resting in a vase.
Me quedó haciéndole compañía,
para que no se sienta afligida,
hasta que llega una cebolla bandida,
mal humorada y con prisa.
Toma la raíz solitaria
y se la llevara sin decir nada,
intento pararla,
pero la cebolla con la raíz se marcha.
I stayed to keep her company,
so that she wouldn't feel distressed,
until a bandit onion arrives,
bad-tempered and in a hurry.
He takes the lonely root
and carries it away without a word,
I try to stop it,
but the onion with the root goes away.
Regreso para ver las cebollas
y ahí está la raíz ahora,
comprendo todo, nunca estuvo sola,
estaba con su familia de hortalizas olorosas.
Me siento entre ellas,
para sentirme en una familia amena,
ellas se cuidan, nunca se dejan
y hacen lo que sea para que juntas permanezcan.
I go back to look at the onions
and there's the root now,
I understand everything, she was never alone,
she was with her family of fragrant vegetables.
I sit among them,
to feel myself in a friendly family,
they take care of each other, they never leave each other
and do whatever it takes to stay together.
