en no sé qué cascabeleo ideal

of a vague, idyllic, tinkling sound

USAGE NOTE

This phrase is taken from Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez's book "Platero and I."

en no sé qué cascabeleo ideal(ehn noh seh keh kahs-kah-beh-leh-roh ee-deh-ahl)

phrase

1. (general)

a. of a vague, idyllic, tinkling sound

Al comienzo del libro, el narrador dice sobre su burro: "Lo llamo dulcemente: "¿Platero?" y viene a mí con un trotecillo alegre que parece que se ríe en no sé qué cascabeleo ideal".

At the beginning of the book, the narrator says about his burro: "I call him softly "Platero?" and he comes to me at a gay little trot that is like laughter of a vague, idyllic, tinkling sound."