Canción a Maiakovski

Song to Maiakovski

Canción a Maiakovski

The day was grandEl día era grande
In his statureDe su estatura
A premonition of new timesUn presagio de tiempos nuevos
A prelude to fortuneUna antesala de la fortuna

His deep songSu canto grave
Broke the creedsRompía los credos
And sang harsh songsY cantaba canciones duras
He sang blows, he sang fireCantaba golpes, cantaba el fuego

It was the time of premieresEra el tiempo de los estrenos
The beginning of the futureEl comienzo del porvenir
It was the nectar against the poisonEra el néctar contra el veneno
The earth in heat was the rifleLa tierra en celo era el fusil

It was the definitive songEra el canto definitivo
And life sang in his lightY la vida cantó en su luz
The song of the dispossessedLa canción del desposeído
The good song of the good singerEl canto bueno del buen cantor

He snatchedArrebataba
The poetryLa poesía
From the necks for the laceDe los cuellos para el encaje
And smeared it in mauser he hummedY untaba en mauser la canturreaba

He broke the silks and the garmentsRompía las sedas y los ropajes
And dyed in rebellionY teñidas de rebeldía
Red flags served as his pageRojas banderas le hacían de paje

It was the time of premieresEra el tiempo de los estrenos
The beginning of the futureEl comienzo del porvenir
It was the nectar against the poisonEra el néctar contra el veneno
The earth in heat was the rifleLa tierra en celo era el fusil

It was the definitive songEra el canto definitivo
And the earth sang in his voiceY la tierra cantó en su voz
The song of the dispossessedLa canción del desposeído
The good song of the good singerEl canto bueno del buen cantor