El Amor Desolado

The Desolate Love

El Amor Desolado

I put in the effortYo puse el esfuerzo
and she the reluctance.y ella la desgana.
I the deep silenceYo el hondo silencio
and she the word,y ella la palabra,
I path and wayYo senda y camino
and she the distance.y ella la distancia.
I put the eyesYo puse los ojos
and she the gaze.y ella la mirada.

I wanted to holdQuise entre mis manos
the water in my handsretener el agua
and on the sandy sobre la arena
I built my house.levanté mi casa.
I was left without hands,Me quedé sin manos,
I was left without a house;me quedé sin casa;
I was a dark rootfui raíz oscura
and she trunk and branch.y ella tronco y rama.

So that the countPara que la cuenta
of love would add up,del amor sumara,
she put the body,ella puso el cuerpo,
I put the body and soul.yo el cuerpo y el alma.
She was all wind,Era toda viento,
I all mountain.yo todo montaña.
I pure resin,Yo pura resina,
and she pure flame.y ella pura llama.

One dark nightUna noche oscura
she left my house.se fue de mi casa.
My eyes were blindedCegaron mis ojos
to not see her.para no mirarla.
To not follow herPara no seguirla
I closed the windows.cerré las ventanas.
I shut the doorsClausuré las puertas
to not call her.para no llamarla.

I put black rosesPuse rosas negras
on our bed.sobre nuestra cama.
On her memorySobre su memoria
I put white roses.puse rosas blancas.
And in the faint lightY a la luz difusa
of dawn,de la madrugada,
I took my lifeme quité la vida
to not kill her.para no matarla.

I put everything,Yo lo puse todo,
life, body, and soul,vida, cuerpo y alma,
and she, God knows,y ella, Dios lo sabe,
never put anything.nunca puso nada.