Compañera

Companion

Compañera

With open arms we say goodbyeCon los brazos abiertos nos despedimos
With open and tangled armsCon brazos abiertos y enredados
In steel ropes, tangledEn cuerdas de acero, enredados
Arms open and eyes stillLos brazos abiertos y los ojos quietos

You didn't know how to silence my silenceNo supiste callarte mi silencio
I didn't know how to tie myself to your handsYo no supe amarrarme a tus manos
I didn't manage to tell you to wait for meNo alcance a decirte que me esperes
And upon knowing you were saying goodbyeY al saber que me decías hasta pronto

But I was able to grow little by littlePero pude así crecerme de a poco
In the brightness of your crescent moonEn lo blanco de tu luna en creciente
I was always embracing you from withinSiempre estuve abrazándote de adentro
More mature each time and less brokenMas maduro cada vez y menos roto

Companion we became, we became each otherCompañera nos hicimos nos hicimos uno al otro
In the sweet dark cell of your wombEn la dulce celda oscura de tu vientre

We joined with extended armsNos juntamos con los brazos prolongados
Your wrists tied with mineTus muñecas maniatadas con las mias
With the tiny ties of handsCon los lazos diminutos de las manos
Nine months enclosed rebellion.Nueve meses encerrada rebeldía.