From the recording Orijinal (En Bivo)
First recorded on Together/Endjuntos (2017)
Not every song begins with a grand idea. Sometimes it begins with a single line that refuses to leave you alone. In this case, it was a Ladino proverb: "The trees married, and the first flowers began to bloom." I loved the image immediately.
Much of my songwriting explores history and memory, but this song gave me permission to celebrate something simpler. It's a small expression of gratitude—for trees, for nature, and for the everyday beauty that Ladino has always known how to capture.
Lyrics
Ladino:
Se kazan los arvoles
I empesan a salir las primeras flores
Grasias a los arvoles
I sus dones espesiales
Grasias por las flores
I todas las kolores
Grasias a los arvoles
Grasias a los arvoles
I sus dones espesiales
Grasias por los pasharos
Las muezes i los nidos
Grasias a los arvoles
Grasias a los arvoles
I sus dones espesiales
Grasias por las frutas
Los figos i las peras
Grasias a los arvoles
Grasias a los arvoles
I sus dones espesiales
Grasias por las serezas
I tambien las bizbas
Grasias a los arvoles
English:
The trees married
And the first flowers began to bloom
Thank you to the trees
And their special gifts
Thanks for the flowers
And all the many colors
Thank you to the trees
Thank you to the trees
And their special gifts
Thanks for the birds
The nuts and nests
Thank you to the trees
Thank you to the trees
And their special gifts
Thanks for the fruits
The figs and pears
Thank you to the trees
Thank you to the trees
And their special gifts
Thanks for the cherries
And even the bees
Thank you to the trees