Translation of the song Ausencia artist Pablo Neruda

Apenas te he dejado,

I have scarcely left you

vas en mí, cristalina

When you go in me, crystalline,

o temblorosa,

Or trembling,

o inquieta, herida por mí mismo

Or uneasy, wounded by me

o colmada de amor, como cuando tus ojos

Or overwhelmed with love, as when your eyes

se cierran sobre el don de la vida

Close upon the gift of life

que sin cesar te entrego.

That without cease I give you.

Amor mío,

My love,

nos hemos encontrado

We have found each other

sedientos y nos hemos

Thirsty and we have

bebido toda el agua y la sangre,

Drunk up all the water and the blood,

nos encontramos

We found each other

con hambre

Hungry

y nos mordimos

And we bit each other

como el fuego muerde,

As fire bites,

dejándonos heridos

Leaving wounds in us.

Pero espérame

But wait for me,

guárdame tú dulzura.

Keep for me your sweetness.

Yo te daré también

I will give you too

una rosa.

A rose.