Jeremías

Jeremiah

Jeremías

Jeremiah,Jeremías,
packed with colors, he smiled;apretado de colores, sonreía;
shattered with sobs,desgajado de sollozos,
turning, piece by piece,convirtiendo, trozo a trozo,
the sadness into joy.la tristeza en alegría.
Dust and rags,Polvo y trapos,
he tears his soul away with a swipe...él se desprende de su alma a manotazos...
Let them laugh in the standsQue se rían en las gradas
at his masked pain,de su pena enmascarada,
let them return the pieces of his soul.que le devuelvan de su alma los pedazos.
There was a time of clear skies,Hubo un tiempo de cielos claros,
of life that held his hand...de vida que lo llevaba de la mano...
And cowardly, beneath it all,Y cobardeando, por lo bajo,
he ripped love out completelyse arrancó el amor de cuajo
and made his tente hizo de su carpa
his clown's heaven.su cielo de payaso.
Early morningsMadrugadas
are filled with hot tears on his pillow;son de lágrimas calientes en su almohada;
when the crowd calls for a smile,que cuando el público pide sonreir,
he cries and laughsél llora y ríe
for his hidden rose.por su rosa de cachada.
In a hurryMuy a prisa
he sought the flight that brought back his laughterbuscó el vuelo que le devolvió la risa
of trapeze and shadowed stagede trapecio y pista en sombra
of a thousand kids who name him,de mil niños que lo nombran,
of death that caresses him.de muerte que lo acaricia.
Silence,Silencio,
that wraps around screams...que envuelve gritos...
And a little girl cried for himY una niñá lo lloró
very softly...muy despacito...
He erased his fear of tryingBorró de miedo su intento
to be happy againpor volver a estar contento
and to have, from the blue sky,y tener, del cielo azul,
a little piece.un pedacito.