Carnaval de Brasil

Brazilian Carnival

Carnaval de Brasil

The muse is a single museLa musa es una sola musa
Or is a serpent with many heads,O es una serpiente de muchas cabezas,
The seekers of promises,Los buscadores de promesas,
Tempt her with beer,La tientan con cerveza,
If she leaves, she can come back, when least expected,Si se va puede volver, el día menos pensado,
To give her comfort, to the foul-mouthed poet.Para darle su consuelo , al poeta mal hablado.

They are not absent women, they are not knives in the teeth,No son mujeres ausentes, no son cuchillos en los dientes,
They are not Brazilian carnival Tuesdays,No son martes de carnaval de Brasil,
They are not urgent songs,No son canciones urgentes,
They are not pending matters,No son asuntos pendientes,
They are not Brazilian carnival Tuesdays,No son martes de carnaval de Brasil,
(sadness has no end)(tristeza não tem fim)

We must unsheathe the swords of the text,Habrá que desenvainar las espadas del texto,
And write a song even if there is no pretext,Y escribir una canción aunque no haya algún pretexto,
And dedicate it to the first person passing by,Y dedicársela al primero que pase caminando,
To the one who stayed thinking, to the one who doesn't want to think,Al que se quedó pensando, al que no quiere pensar,
To selective forgetfulness, to lost memory,Al olvido selectivo, a la memoria perdida,
To those with pieces of life that we will never lose…A los de los pedazos de vida que no vamos a perder… jamás.

They are not absent women, they are not knives in the teeth,No son mujeres ausentes, no son cuchillos en los dientes,
They are not Brazilian carnival Tuesdays,No son martes de carnaval de Brasil,
They are not urgent songs,No son canciones urgentes,
They are not pending matters,No son asuntos pendientes,
They are not Brazilian carnival TuesdaysNo son martes de carnaval de Brasil,