Cuentos varios

bitter, harsh, or painful

¡qué amargas son sus ondas!

How bitter are its waves!

desagradableácidodolorosoacerbo

withered or lacking vitality

Donde resbala bajo mustias frondas.

Where it slips beneath withered fronds.

marchitodeslucidoapagado

waves of water or ripples

¡qué amargas son sus ondas!

How bitter are its waves!

el oleajela olael flujo

to cause someone to feel joy or happiness

Un raudal silencioso que ni alegra ni fecunda.

A silent stream that neither brings joy nor brings fertility.

dar alegríacontentarhacer feliz

To appear, emerge, or spring forth from a source

los versos que en mi mente brotan al choque de fatal quebranto.

The verses that spring to my mind at the shock of fatal grief.

naceremergergerminarsurgir

to make fertile, productive, or to impregnate

Un raudal silencioso que ni alegra ni fecunda.

A silent stream that neither gladdens nor makes fertile.

fertilizarenriquecerengendrar

the leaves or branches of a tree or plant

Donde resbala bajo mustias frondas, un raudal silencioso.

Where a silent stream slides under withered foliage.

el follajelas hojasel ramaje

extremely cold, often associated with frost or ice

Con qué impudor bajo esa gruta helada mil flores abren.

With such impudence under that frozen grotto, a thousand flowers open.

gélidocongeladofríobajo cero

characterized by an absence of sound or speech

Esa fuente muda y letal, mi corrosivo llanto.

That silent and lethal fountain is my corrosive weeping.

silenciosocalladosin palabrasen silencio