LA HISTORIA DE AMOR
Lo vimos venir desde siempre,
luego ya estaba aquí, en línea
con el paseo de aquel día. Para
entonces, éramos nosotros
los que habíamos desaparecido, en el
túnel de un libro.
Despertando en la madrugada, nos unimos
al flujo
de las noticias de mañana. ¿Por qué
no? A diferencia
de algunos otros, no tenemos nada que
pedir
o que tomar prestado. No somos sino
piezas de sólida geometría:
cilindros o romboides. Cierta
satisfacción
nos ha sido otorgada. Sí, claro,
siempre volvemos
a por más... Es parte del aspecto
"humano"
del desfile. Y existen regiones más
oscuras
perfiladas, que habría que explorar
alguna vez.
Por ahora nos basta con que el día se
haya acabado.
Trajo su carga de frescura, la dejó
caer
y se marchó. En cuanto a nosotros,
seguimos aquí, ¿no es cierto?
John Ashbery (Versión de Jordi Doce)
LOVE INTEREST
We
could see it coming from forever,
then it was simply here, parallel
to the day’s walking. By then it was we
who had disappeared, into the tunnel of a book.
Rising late at night, we join the current
of tomorrow’s news. Why not? Unlike
some others, we haven’t anything to ask for
or borrow. We’re just pieces of solid geometry:
cylinders or rhomboids. A certain satisfaction
has been granted us. Sure, we keep coming back
for more—that’s part of the “human” aspect
of the parade. And there are darker regions
penciled in, that we should explore some time.
For now it’s enough that this day is over.
It brought its load of freshness, dropped it off
and left. As for us, we’re still here, aren’t we?
then it was simply here, parallel
to the day’s walking. By then it was we
who had disappeared, into the tunnel of a book.
Rising late at night, we join the current
of tomorrow’s news. Why not? Unlike
some others, we haven’t anything to ask for
or borrow. We’re just pieces of solid geometry:
cylinders or rhomboids. A certain satisfaction
has been granted us. Sure, we keep coming back
for more—that’s part of the “human” aspect
of the parade. And there are darker regions
penciled in, that we should explore some time.
For now it’s enough that this day is over.
It brought its load of freshness, dropped it off
and left. As for us, we’re still here, aren’t we?
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