Sed de sed

Thirst for Thirst

Sed de sed

Far from the airLejos del aire
Far from your placeLejos de tu lugar
Behind the screenAtrás del biombo
Behind the shrubAtrás del matorral

In a blue alleyEn una calleja azul
In your gazeEn tu mirada
In that distance you won't shortenEn esa distancia que no acortarás
That I didn't know how to shortenQue no supe ni pude acortar

Within timeDentro del tiempo
Within the coming and goingDentro del viene y va
In a gloomy landEn una sombría tierra
In solitudeEn soledad

And your memory is all that remainsY tu recuerdo es todo lo que queda
It's a current, a knot when speakingEs una corriente, un nudo al hablar
It's your absence that never leavesEs tu ausencia que nunca se va

The Thirst for Thirst and denialLa Sed de Sed y negar

A coin, a change, a sea blowUna moneda, un cambio, un golpe de mar
The soluble, drinkable, alcoholic barLa barra soluble, bebible, etílica
In a swampEn ciénaga

Could that crying have become a line in some song?¿Será que ese llanto se hizo renglón de alguna canción?
Or was it perhaps fiction?¿O fue acaso ficción?

I know your dreams will climbSé que escalarán tus sueños
I know there's still space in thereSé que aún hay espacio ahí dentro
I know there's still time and veilsSé que aún hay tiempo y velos
More touches, fewer voices, and GodMas roces, menos voces y Dios

I know everything could have been trueSé que todo pudo ser cierto
I know it can still be possible, come on, comeSé que aun puede ser posible, claro, ven
I know anger still teachesSé que aun la rabia enseña

Even if the eternal carnival and you stand firmAun firmes la eterna murga y tú
There's a wind that seesHay un viento que ve
There's a wind that wants to seeHay un viento que quiere ver

The barricade we raised vanishedLa barricada que levantamos se esfumó
That silent trench that became an institutionEsa trinchera muda que se hizo institución
And that has only served to not seeY que a servido solo para no ver

I know they'll hide their templesSé que ocultaran sus templos
I know they'll guard their water poolsSé que cuidaran sus aguas charcas
I know they'll disguise their windsSé que disfrazaran sus vientos

Carrion, a deceitful tongue prays on its kneesCarroña, una falaz lengua de rodillas reza
I know you haven't given a skySé que no habrás dado un cielo
I know your anguish and directions can still giveSé aun puede dar tu angustia y tus dires
There are still silent cries nailed between the carnival and youAun hay mudos llantos clavados entre la murga y tú
Denying the Thirst for ThirstNegar la Sed de Sed