La musa es una sola musa
The muse is only one muse
o es una serpiente de muchas cabezas,
or is a thousand headed snake,
los buscadores de promesas,
the promises searchers,
la tientan con cerveza,
temptate her with beer,
si se va puede volver,
if she goes she can return,
el día menos pensado,
the least thought day,
para darle su consuelo ,
to give her consolation,
al poeta mal hablado.
to the bad spoken poet.
No son mujeres ausentes,
They're not absent women,
no son cuchillos en los dientes,
they're not knives on the teeth,
no son martes de carnaval de Brasil,
they're not tuesdays of Brazil carnival,
las musas no son canciones urgentes,
muses are not urgent songs,
no son asuntos pendientes,
they're not pending issues,
no son martes de carnaval de Brasil,
they're not tuesdays of Brazil carnival,
(tristeza não tem fim)
(sadness has no end)
Habrá que desenvainar
We have to draw
las espadas del texto,
the text swords,
Y escribir una canción
and write a song
aunque no haya algún pretexto,
even if there's no excuse,
y dedicársela al primero
and dedicate it to the first
que pase caminando,
who walks by,
al que se quedó pensando,
to who stayed thinking,
al que no quiere pensar,
to who doesn't want to think,
al olvido selectivo,
to the selective forgetfulness,
a la memoria perdida,
to the lost memory,
a los de los pedazos de vida
to the pieces of life
que no vamos a perder jamás.
that we will never lose