Cuando Te Vi

When I Saw You

Cuando Te Vi

When I saw youCuando te vi
you were crying hidden in a corner of the gardenllorabas escondida en una esquina del jardín
because being happypues ser feliz
was ten kilometers away from the daycare.quedaba a diez kilómetros del círculo infantil.
But I pampered you, lent you my pacifier, gave you my stroller.Pero te mimé toda, te presté mi tete, te di mi carriola.
I thought you had a grudge against mePensé que me tenías inquina
you made me swallow all your play-doh.me hiciste tragar toda tu plastilina.
Yuneisi I love you, don't act tough.Yuneisi te quiero, no te hagas la dura.
Give me a bite of your scrape.Dame una mordida de tu raspadura.

And we get lost in intellectual mazesY nos perdemos en intelectuales laberintos
to find out why we have different private parts.para saber por qué tenemos los pipís distintos.
We exchanged snot flows with desire,Intercambiamos flujos de catarro con antojo,
you gave me your impetigo, I gave you my lice.me diste tus impétigos yo te pegué mis piojos.

When I saw youCuando te vi
you had the color of chocolatetenías el color de un chocolate
and I discoveredy descubrí
that my grandma was trying to segregate you.que mi abuela intentaba segregarte.
But we played, crazy heads,Pero jugamos, cabezas locas,
putting dirty things in our mouths:a meternos cosas sucias en la boca:
live worms, cigarette butts,lombrices vivas, cabos de cigarro,
pieces of old bread, wrapped in mud.pedazos de pan viejo, envueltos en fango.
Yuneisi I love you, your parents scare me,Yuneisi te quiero, tus padres me asustan,
the judge separates them, and the devil brings them together.el juez los separa, y el diablo los junta.

When I saw youCuando te vi
the teacher carried you on her kneesla "seño" te cargaba en sus rodillas
and with slapsy a cocotazos
made you swallow the horrible mush.te hacía tragar la horrible papilla.
And we protested, we were not few,Y protestamos, no éramos pocos,
if there's no lollipop I'll eat my boogers.si no hay chupa-chupa me como los mocos.
I stood up to defend you:Por defenderte di el paso al frente:
when I grow up I'll be a leader.cuando sea grande seré dirigente.
Yuneisi I love you, I don't know if you love me,Yuneisi te quiero, no sé si me amas,
but I confess, I wet the bed.pero te confieso, me orino en la cama.