‘‘ La Alfombra Verde’’

VOICE 1: Hey, there. Arturo Morillo, say hi to Ender Bolívar in Palmira for me, go on. The green carpet that covers the valley, the hopeful green of the sugarcane fields, gives its cities a stateliness, gives them elegance, a springtime hue. Steadfast Cartago, beautiful Tuluá, Buga and La Grande, and stately Palmira, and La Sultana lives proudly because she is a branch of heaven. There, and the women of the valley are, and the women of the valley are, and the woman of the valley is. CHORUS: Sensational. VOICE 1: And the women of the valley are, there. And the women of the valley are, and the woman of the valley is. CHORUS: Sensational. VOICE 1: Well, I'm going to Corinto, Pradera, Florida, Palmira, Buga, and to La Buitrera with lots of flavor. Go on. There in Palmira lives Leonora, the Palmira woman who inspired me; her cheeks are like two roses, her mouth lovely, her lips coral. A queen's bearing, very elegant, with a grace and a rhythmic gait; that's why they say that the women of the valley, they and the flowers are two alike. There, and the women of the valley are, and the women of the valley are, and the women of the valley are. CHORUS: Sensational. (…)