Translation of the song Quiero saber artist Pablo Neruda

Spanish

Quiero saber

English translation

I want to know

Quiero saber si usted viene conmigo

I want to know whether you come with me

a no andar y no hablar, quiero

To not go and to not speak, I want

saber si al fin alcanzaremos

To know if at the end we shall reach

la incomunicación: por fin

Incommunication: at last

ir con alguien a ver el aire puro,

To go with someone to see the pure air,

la luz listada del mar de cada día

The streaks of light of the sea of each day

o un objeto terrestre

Or a terrestrial object

y no tener nada que intercambiar

And to not have anything that exchanges

por fin, no introducir mercaderías

At last, to not introduce commodities

como lo hacían los colonizadores

Like how the colonizers did

cambiando barajitas por silencio.

Exchanging little card decks for silence.

Pago yo aquí por tu silencio.

I paid here for your silence.

De acuerdo: yo te doy el mío

In agreement: I'll give you mine

con una condición: no comprendernos.

With one condition: to not understand each other.

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