Los Ojos de Rodrigo

Rodrigo's Eyes

Los Ojos de Rodrigo

They closed the curtainsCerraron las cortinas
they shut that doorjuntaron esa puerta
tried to findtrataron de encontrar
a way out...una salida...

but the early morningpero la madrugada
brought with ittraía entre sus alas
the unwanted sunal indeseable sol
of departure...de la partida...

With fire in his eyesCon fuego en la mirada
with cold in his wordscon frío en las palabras
he told her oncele dijo de una vez
I'm leaving homeMe voy de casa

first there was silenceprimero hubo silencio
then thoughtsdespués los pensamientos
came out to fightsalieron a librar
that battle...esa batalla...

Don't go...No te vayas...
Don't go...No te vayas...

Sitting on the stairsSentado en la escala
Rodrigo, in pajamas,Rodrigo, en pijamas,
tried to understandtrataba de entender
what was happening...lo que ocurría...

even at seven years oldaunque a los siete años
life is a miraclela vida es un milagro
that has the heartque tiene el corazón
of a swallow...de golondrina...

They came and wentEntraban y salían
sometimes they argueda ratos discutían
about things that reallypor cosas, que en verdad,
didn't matter anymore...ya no importaban...

the sky fellcaía en mil pedazos
into a thousand piecesel cielo entre sus brazos
and they didn't looky ellos no miraron
up...hacia arriba...

Don't go...No te vayas...
Don't go...No te vayas...

When he closed the doorCuando él cerró la puerta
and the house became immense,y la casa se hizo inmensa,
his mother found himsu madre lo encontró
on the stairssobre la escala

with eyes wide opencon los ojos abiertos
like two universescomo dos universos
learning the colorque aprenden el color
of nostalgia...de la nostalgia...

Without kisses, without wordsSin besos, sin palabras
the child is the one who hugs herel niño es quien la abraza
and squeezes her anklesy aprieta los tobillos
to his back...a su espalda...

behind the eyelashesatrás de las pestañas
there are suns bathinghay soles que se bañan
and worlds upside downy mundos al revés
that are worthless...que valen nada ...

Don't go...No te vayas...
Don't go...No te vayas...