La Canción Que Te Debo

The Song I Owe You

La Canción Que Te Debo

(a jersey of foillot, my mother.)(a jersey de foillot, mi madre.)

My amazing country girl,Mi campesina prodigiosa,
My wild bread, my barn,Mi pan silvestre, mi granero,
My dusty blackberry,Mi zarzamora polvorienta,
My ancient oak, my pasture,Mi roble añoso, mi potrero,
My five cardinal points,Mis cinco puntos cardinales,
My tough wheel, my long beam,Mi rueda dura, mi larguero,
My scrappy dog, my filly,Mi perra choca, mi potranca,
My sweet lightning, my downpour,Mi rayo dulce, mi aguacero,
My cheerful thirst, my spring,Mi sed risueña, mi vertiente,
My soft milk, my hat.Mi leche blanda, mi sombrero.

My strict citizen,Mi ciudadana rigurosa,
My blackboard and my writing,Mi pizarrón y mi escritura,
My alphabet, my letters,Mi abecedario, mi alfabeto,
My calling and my urgency,Mi vocación y mi premura,
My poisoned freedom,Mi libertad envenenada,
My premature adventure,Mi aventuranza prematura,
My complicated walk, my little shade,Mi andar complejo, mi sombrita,
My vague grief, my sewing,Mi vago duelo, mi costura,
My resemblance, my distance,Mi semejanza, mi distancia,
My commitment and my height.Mi compromiso y mi estatura.

Since I’m made of your woodPuesto que soy de tu madera
And this song I owe youY esta canción yo te debía
I wanted to write it in springQuise escribirla en primavera
When I grow, my mother.Que es cuando crezco madre mía.

There’s so much to tell you,Hay tanta cosa que contarte,
There’s so much world I owe you,Hay tanto mundo que te debo,
So many carnations I went to find youTanto clavel que fui a buscarte
And so many nettles I bring you.Y tanta ortiga que te llevo.

My sunflower, my invulnerable,Mi girasol, mi invulnerable,
My clear book, my food,Mi libro claro, mi alimento,
My evening consistency,Mi consistencia vespertina,
My wicked tear, my touch,Mi aviesa lágrima, mi tiento,
My earth-shattering quake,Mi terremoto tremebundo,
My double pride, my joy,Mi doble orgullo, mi contento,
My supportive walk,Mi caminata solidaria,
My loud and bloody heart,Mi corazón sonoro y cruento,
My solitude and my revenge,Mi soledad y mi venganza,
My rebellion and my sustenance.Mi rebeldía y mi sustento.

My unforgettable sticky one,Mi inolvidable pegajosa,
My teacher, my tyrant,Mi educadora, mi tirana,
My complicated defender,Mi complicada defensora,
My dangerous blowgun,Mi peligrosa cerbatana,
My unique hidden ally,Mi singular aliada oculta,
My most famous courtesan,Mi más sonada cortesana,
My secret love, my scandalous,Mi amor secreto, mi escabrosa,
My global devotion, my little one,Mi devoción global, mi enana,
My protected one, my conscience,Mi protegida, mi conciencia,
My hardworking, my lazy.Mi laboriosa, mi holgazana.

There’s so much to tell you,Hay tanta cosa que contarte,
There’s so much world I owe you,Hay tanto mundo que te debo,
So many carnations I went to find youTanto clavel que fui a buscarte
And so many nettles I bring you.Y tanta ortiga que te llevo.

Since I’m made of your woodPuesto que soy de tu madera
And this song I owe youY esta canción yo te debía
I wanted to write it in springQuise escribirla en primavera
When I grow, my mother.Que es cuando crezco madre mía.