What is "pudiste"?

[Thomas H]

I am struggling to understand the lyrics of "Flor de Azalea", but get stuck at "... pero al salvarte hallar pudiste protección y abrigo".
What in the world is "pudiste"?
Please help.
Thank you.

[poli]

Pudiste means you were able to, or you managed to.

[Thomas H]

Gracias Poli.

[irmamar]

Hello, Thomas H. Poli is right, pudiste is pret. indic 'poder': yo pude, tú pudiste, etc. In this sentence the usual structure is changed. In common speech, we'd say: 'pudiste hallar' or, better, 'pudiste encontrar' but, in this case, the sentence is submitted to the poetic rules of the verse.

[CrOtALiTo]

Pudiste like to could in past.