Ay, Soledad

Ay, Solitude

Ay, Soledad

Naked boys were going,Iban muchachos desnudos,
oh, solitude of the moon,ay, soledad de la luna,
to bullfight by the rivera torear junto al río
hungers for sleep and fortune.hambres de sueño y fortuna.
He plants his feet in front of the bullPlanta sus pies frente al toro
and he stays alone and is a sculpture,y se queda solo y es una escultura,
and that naked beautyy esa belleza desnuda
temper, stop and command through the early morning,templa, para y manda por la madrugá,
that the pulse of the wristsque el pulso de las muñecas
gives more value to his dry mouth.a su boca seca más valor le da.

The moon arrives and stops himLa luna llega y la para
what a sight,qué estampa,
then, commanding, he tempers it,luego, mandando, la templa,
and the countryside that contemplates himy el campo que lo contempla
inventsse inventa
silences of the bullring.silencios de Maestranza.
And in this seeing and not seeingY en este verte y no verte
the moon on the horizonla luna en el horizonte
already knows that it is Juan Belmontesabe ya que es Juan Belmonte
who is loading the luck, who isque va cargando la suerte, que va
who is loading the luck.que va cargando la suerte.

They were the dark yearsEran los años oscuros
and the nightfall of a lifey anochecer de una vida
your name is in bullfighting,tu nombre está en el toreo,
you won the game.bien ganaste la partía.
Alone he is again,A solas está de nuevo,
countryside, earth, and sky, just like that daycampo, tierra y cielo, igual que aquel día
and he locks a bull in the arena,y encierra un toro en la plaza,
temper, stop and command, the moon is not there,templa, para y manda, la luna no está,
oh if the moon were thereay si la luna estuviera
solitude is a bad companion.mala compañera es la soledad.

Death arrives and stops him,La muerte llega y la para,
what a sight,qué estampa,
then, commanding, he tempers it,luego, mandando, la templa,
and the countryside that contemplates himy el campo que lo contempla
inventsse inventa
silences of the bullring.silencios de Maestranza.
And in this seeing and not seeingY en este verte y no verte
a dove breaks its flightrompe el vuelo una paloma
and that gun soundsy suena aquella pistola
that is loading your death, that isque va cargando tu muerte, que va
that is loading your death.que va cargando tu muerte.