Palimpsesto

Palimpsest

Palimpsesto

It is needless to tell you that I love you moreHuelga deciros que yo os quiero más
In the deep pulp of pre-dreamEn la profunda pulpa de antesueño
When the glacier turns back to the sunCuando el glaciar se reconvierte al sol
And our sperm is lost in the endeavorY se nos va la esperma en el empeño
And our frown solidifies with ashesY se nos cuaja el ceño de cenizas
Eager to split the thought of the woodÁvidas de hendir el cavilar del leño

It is needless to tell you, Libertad OsunaHuelga deciros, Libertad Osuna
That I dream of you plowing in iron and wise lashQue os sueño arando en hierro y sabio azote
Returning to wander and to shoe without mercyVolviendo a errar y a herrar sin miramientos
On a horse and on a spirited sproutSobre un caballo y sobre un brioso brote
Which is a way of understanding loveQue es una forma de entender amar
And another day that you conquer at a trotY otra jornada que vencéis al trote
Eager to throwCon ansia de echar
The earth to rumbleLa tierra a mugir
The light to rollLa luz a rodar

It is needless to doubt that Libertad lovingHuelga dudar que Libertad amando
Will wound me again with the desire to returnMe vuelva a herir la gana regresando

What hunger to have Libertad OsunaQué hambre tener que Libertad Osuna
Unite you in the memory of the outrageOs una en la memoria del ultraje
Remember you and awaken you to flightOs rememore y os despierte al vuelo
Fit your heart with the courageOs calce el corazón con los corajes
Attack you relentlessly in the dark roomOs arremeta sin parar la estancia
Where you drinkOscura en que bebéis
The insult and its potionLa injuria y su brebaje

What a man to return so that Osuna is freeQué hombre volver para que Osuna libre
Free his name and his swift bodiceLibre su nombre y su veloz corpiño
His quartz belly and his historical agonySu vientre cuarzo y su agonía historia
And his chains, his clock, his childY sus cadenas, su reloj, su niño
And approach you, unite you, and examine youY os avecine, os una, y os ausculte
With his two hands and his three affectionsCon sus dos manos y sus tres cariños
And his shiningY su refulgir
His duty to hurtSu oficio de herir
The light to comeLa luz por venir

If the desire is going to burn us in every moonSi nos va a arder la gana en toda luna
And we must walk it together, land to landY hemos de andarla juntos tierra a tierra
So that in the roots Libertad unites usQue en las raíces Libertad nos una