La séptima luna

The seventh moon

La séptima luna

The seventh moonLa séptima luna
was the one from Luna Parkera aquella del Luna Park
the twilight advancedel crepúsculo avanzaba
from the fair to the barde la feria al bar
meanwhile the Holy Angel blasphemedmientras tanto el Ángel Santo blasfemaba
the pollution he breathedla polución que respiraba
muscular but fragile.musculoso pero frágil.
Poor Angel, poor wings.Pobre Ángel, pobres alas.

The sixth moonLa sexta luna
was the soul of an unfortunateera el alma de un desgraciado
who cursed being born,que maldecía el haber nacido,
but smiled.pero sonreía.
Four nights without having dinnerCuatro noches sin haber cenado
with his hands, with his hands,con las manos, con las manos,
stained with coal.manchadas de carbón.
He touched a lady's chestTocaba el pecho una señora
and stained and laughedy manchaba y reía
thinking he was the boss.creyéndose el patrón.

The fifth moonLa quinta luna
gave so much feardaba tanto miedo
it was the head of a ladyera la cabeza de una dama
who, feeling death nearque sintiendo la muerte cercana
played billiards.al billar jugaba.
She was big and elegant,Era grande y elegante,
she was not young, she was not oldno era joven, no era vieja
maybe sicktal vez enferma
she was surely sickseguramente estaba enferma
because she bled a little from her ear.porque sangraba un poco por la oreja.

The fourth moonLa cuarta luna
was a string of prisonersera una cuerda de prisioneros
walking, following the tracksque caminando, seguía los rieles
of an old train.de un tren viejo.
Their feet were bloodyTenía los pies ensangrentados
and their hands, and their hands, and their handsy las manos, y las manos, y las manos
without their gloves,sin sus guantes,
but don't be alarmedpero no te alarmes
the sky is clearel cielo está sereno
and there are not enough prisoners.y no hay bastantes prisioneros.

The third moonLa tercera luna
everyone went out to look for itsalieron todos a buscarla
it was, it was that bigera, era así de grande
that more than one thought of the Eternal Father.que más de uno pensó en el Padre Eterno.
Laughter dried up,Se secaron las risas,
lights meltedse fundieron las luces
and hell began,y comenzó el infierno,
people ran homela gente huyó a su casa
because for one nightporque por una noche
winter returned.regresó el invierno.

The second moonLa segunda luna
sowed panic among the gypsiesel pánico sembró entre los gitanos
some evenhubo alguno que incluso
amputated a finger.se amputo un dedo.
Others went to the bankOtros fueron hacia el banco
to do some businessa hacer alguna operación
but what confusionpero qué confusión
most of themla mayor parte de ellos
with their children and their dogscon sus hijos y sus perros
ran to the station.corrieron a la estación.

The last moonLa ultima luna
was only seen by a newbornla vio sólo un recién nacido
with black, deep, round eyescon ojos negros, profundos, redondos
and didn't cryy no lloraba
with big wings he took the mooncon grandes alas tomó la luna
in his hands, in his hands.entre sus manos, entre sus manos.
He flew out the windowSalió volando por la ventana
he was the man of tomorrow.era el hombre del mañana.
He flew out the window...Salió volando por la ventana...