The Walk

El Andar

Sometimes I don't understand my journey through the worldA veces no comprendo mi rodar por el mundo
This measuring the earth and the road, and the seaEste medir la tierra y el camino, y el mar
This, which being simple, has become profoundEsto, que siendo simple, se ha tornado profundo
A voice that commands my step beyond, beyondVoz que ordena a mi paso más allá, más allá

As far as I know I am a being without sailorsHasta donde conozco soy un ser sin marinos
People without long steps or conquered bordersGente sin pasos largos ni fronteras vencidas
Hands that imprisoned a peasant dreamManos que aprisionaron un sueño campesino
Of furrows and whips and neighs and reinsDe melgas y picanas y relinchos y bridas

Why do I admire chestnut trees and oaks and deep seasPorqué admiro castaños y encinas y hondos mares
And that strange language, and the dying violinY aquel idioma extraño, y el violín que agoniza
If a barbaric language of plains and clover fieldsSi una bárbara lengua de pampa y trebolares
Gave me to drink guitars, which turned to ashesMe dio a beber guitarras, que se hicieron ceniza

Where does the adventure of the journey come from thenDe dónde llega entonces la aventura del viaje
If nothing has been far away, perhaps a mountain rangeSi nada ha estado lejos, quizá una cordillera
And this sweet lie of changing landscapesY esta dulce mentira de mudar los paisajes
That are always the same, winters, springsQue son siempre los mismos, inviernos, primaveras

Sometimes I don't understand why I walk so muchA veces no comprendo porqué camino tanto
If I won't find the shadow that the heart desiresSi no he de hallar la sombra que el corazón ansía
Perhaps a deep chord, deep as a cryQuizá un profundo acordé, profundo como un llanto
I will hear one day, I will hear one dayHe de escuchar un día, he de escuchar un día