Plegaria Desvelada

Unveiled Prayer

Plegaria Desvelada

My God, give me my sleepDios mío, dame mi sueño
Of peace, and not of a pillDe paz, y no de pastilla
The devil, who never sleepsEl diablo, que nunca duerme
Torments me awakePenando me despabila

And at the hour of wakefulnessY a la hora del desvelo
Like the atheist on his deathbedComo el ateo cuando agoniza
I seek you to cradle meTe busco pa’ que me acunes
God, my motherDios, madre mía

Sleep in peaceDormir en paz
Give me, my GodDame, Dios mío
Natural sleepSueño natural
The one from the pharmacy tastes bad to meQue el de botica me sabe mal

The sleep with which you blessEl sueño con que bendices
The fish in calm waterAl pez en agua tranquila
And the bird that under its wingY al ave que bajo el ala
Hides its little headEsconde la cabecita

Lower my eyelidsDerríbame las pestañas
As you bend the grass at nightComo de noche la hierba inclinas
And close one by oneY cierras una por una
The little bellsLas campanillas

Sleep in peaceDormir en paz
Give me, my GodDame, Dios mío
Natural sleepSueño natural
The one from the pharmacy tastes bad to meQue el de botica me sabe mal

While I was workingAl tiempo que trabajaba
I cried the whole blessed dayLloré todo el santo día
If in death I gained the pillowSi muerta gané la almohada
Thorns resurrect meAbrojos me resucitan

Give me the sleep you gave meDame el sueño que me dabas
Back in childhood when it rainedAllá en la infancia cuando llovía
Or a good love that crumblesO buen amor que derrumbe
With its caressesCon sus caricias

Sleep in peaceDormir en paz
Give me, my GodDame, Dios mío
Natural sleepSueño natural
The one from the pharmacy tastes bad to meQue el de botica me sabe mal