Sueño Con Serpientes

Dreaming of Snakes

Sueño Con Serpientes

There are men who fight for a dayHay hombres que luchan un día
And they are goodY son buenos
There are others who fight for a yearHay otros que luchan un año
And they are betterY son mejores
There are those who fight for many yearsHay quienes luchan muchos años
And they are very goodY son muy buenos
But there are those who fight their whole lifePero hay los que luchan toda la vida
Those are the indispensableEsos son los imprescindibles
Bertolt BrechtBertolt brecht

Dreaming of snakes, of sea snakesSueño con serpientes, con serpientes de mar
With a certain sea, oh, of snakes I dreamCon cierto mar, ay, de serpientes sueño yo
Long, transparent, and in their bellies they carryLargas, transparentes, y en sus barrigas llevan
Whatever they can snatch from loveLo que puedan arrebatarle al amor

Oh, I kill her and a bigger one appearsOh, la mato y aparece una mayor
Oh, with much more hell in digestionOh, con mucho más infierno en digestión

I don't fit in her mouth, she tries to swallow meNo quepo en su boca, me trata de tragar
But she chokes on a clover from my templePero se atora con un trébol de mi sien
I think she's crazy; I give her to chewCreo que está loca; le doy de masticar
A dove and poison her with my kindnessUna paloma y la enveneno de mi bien

She finally swallows me, and as I walk through her esophagusÉsta al fin me engulle, y mientras por su esófago
I wonder what will comePaseo, voy pensando en qué vendrá
But she destroys herself when I reach her stomachPero se destruye cuando llego a su estómago
And I pose a truth with a verseY planteo con un verso una verdad