Cuerpo de Ola

Tienes ya veinte años,

You're already twenty years old,

cuerpo de ola,

body of a wave,

y tu padre no quiere que salgas sola.

and your father doesn't want you to go out alone.

Tienes sal en los ojos,

You have salt in your eyes,

sed en tu vientre,

thirst in your belly,

caracolas de sombra

shells of shadow

y trigo caliente.

and hot wheat.

Te cortejan los hombres por los senderos

Men court you along the paths

y tu padre no quiere que hables con ellos;

and your father doesn't want you to talk to them;

un noche de fuego y árboles negros

one night of fire and black trees

tu padre ya no pudo

your father could no longer

tu padre ya no pudo

your father could no longer

matar sus celos.

suppress his jealousy.

En la noche sin luna temblores de alba

In the moonless night, tremors of dawn

dibujarán sus besos sobre tu cama.

will draw their kisses on your bed.

Cascabeles de sangre, peces de plata

Bells of blood, silver fishes

cantaron por tu cuerpo de seda y nácar.

sang for your body of silk and mother-of-pearl.

Desde entonces ya crecen en tu voz amapolas

Since then, poppies grow in your voice

y tu padre no quiere que duermas sola.

and your father doesn't want you to sleep alone.

Tienes ya veinte años, cuerpo de ola,

You're already twenty years old, body of a wave,

y tu padre no quiere que salgas sola.

and your father doesn't want you to go out alone.