Yo Me Quedo
¿qué casa te albergará,
En qué esquina has de pararte,
Qué barrio recorrerás
Para hallarte?
¿qué vecino te hablará,
Qué compadre irá a buscarte,
Qué amigo compartirás
Para entregarte?
Yo me quedo con todas esas cosas
Pequeñas, silenciosas,
Con esas yo me quedo.
Ya no quiero hablarte de otras cosas
Más dignas, más hermosas,
Con esas yo me quedo.
¿qué verde ha de deslumbrarte,
Qué tierra con su humedad,
Sus olores, su humildad
Va a faltarte?
¿qué mares han de bañarte
Y qué sol te abrazará,
Qué clase de libertad
Van a darte?
I Stay
What house will shelter you,
In what corner will you stand,
What neighborhood will you walk through
To find yourself?
What neighbor will talk to you,
What buddy will come looking for you,
What friend will you share
To surrender yourself?
I stay with all those things
Small, silent,
With those I stay.
I don't want to talk to you about other things
More worthy, more beautiful,
With those I stay.
What green will dazzle you,
What land with its humidity,
Its smells, its humility
Will be missing?
What seas will bathe you
And what sun will embrace you,
What kind of freedom
Will they give you?