Habanera

Habanera

Habanera

If it could return againBerriro itzuliko balitz
the past bitter timeiragan denbora arrotza
we could consume the sameberdin kontsumi nezake
in the sweet vanilla,banilla gozo artean,
in a distant seaitsaso urrun batetan
lost in imaginationirudimena galdurik
in the spring rainudaberriko euritan
seeing the lilies bloom.larrosak pizten ikusiz.

I never was a merchantOsaba komertzianterik
in Havana,ez nuen izan Habanan,
there was no pianopianorik ez zegoen
I lived in that house,bizi nintzen etxe hartan,
the girls' delicate heelsneskatxen puntilla fiñak
on summer evenings,udako arratsaldetan,
the holy rosaryerrosario santua
in the cold winter room.neguko gela hotzean.

The heels keepEzpainek gordetzen dute
the taste of the heelsezpain bustien gustoa
in the desired hot bathdesiozko hotzikaran
amidst the bitterness of regret,etsipenaren tamalez,
the night you leftgaua zelatan dakusat
with a guilty consciencekontzientzia bilutsik
the hours go bybadoaz orduz geldiak
with the wings of memories.gogorapenen hegalez.

We were born, we liveJaio giñen, bizi gera
we ask for nothingez dugu ezer eskatzen
the ship slowlyitsasontzia astiro
is moving away from the shore.kaiatik ari da urruntzen.
The Antilles are shiningAntillak zintzilik daude
on the walls of photographsargazkien paretetan
I will write a letterkarta bat idatziko dut
for someone to answer.norbaitek erantzun dezan.

Tobacco, rum and cinnamonTabako, ron ta kanelaz
in the spinning nightsgirotutako arratsetan
the cries were heardalgarak entzuten ziren
in the brothels of Havana,Habanako putetxetan,
the drunken sailorsabanikodun mulatak
making wind to the nightgauari haize egiten
the muses of musicmusiken aide nagiek
were shedding blood.odola erretzen zuten.

We were born, we liveJaio giñen, bizi gera
we ask for nothingez dugu ezer eskatzen
the ship slowlyitsasontzia astiro
is moving away from the shore.kaiatik ari da urruntzen.
The Antilles are shiningAntillak zintzilik daude
on the walls of photographsargazkien paretetan
I will write a letterkarta bat idatziko dut
for someone to answer.norbaitek erantzun dezan.