Lisboa

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Lisboa era brisa de Alfama y de mar,

Lisbon was the breeze of Alfama and the sea,

mar como lanzada de sal sin secar.

sea like a splash of salt yet to dry.

Lisboa era el mundo, Lisboa era luz

Lisbon was the world, Lisbon was light,

Lisboa era mía, Lisboa eras tú.

Lisbon was mine, Lisbon was you.


Lisboa era un puerto donde yo atraqué,

Lisbon was a port where I docked,

Lisboa era un sueño dentro del cuartel

Lisbon was a dream inside the barracks

que tus labios dulces supieron romper

that your sweet lips knew how to break,

Lisboa te amaba, como yo te amé.

Lisbon loved you, as I loved you.


Derramando besos llegué hasta el final,

Spilling kisses, I reached the end,

donde las palabras no quieren hablar.

where words refuse to speak.

Me serví otro trago, y otro trago más:

I poured another drink, and one more drink:

Lisboa era el paso hacia la eternidad.

Lisbon was the passage to eternity.


Lisboa pedía el poema mejor,

Lisbon demanded the finest poem,

la mirada más tierna, flores, la voz,

the tenderest gaze, flowers, the voice,

la sangre más joven de mi corazón

the youngest blood from my heart,

Lisboa era el tiempo, Lisboa era yo.

Lisbon was time, Lisbon was me.


Lisboa de barcos, turquesa y hollín;

Lisbon with ships, turquoise, and soot;

Lisboa y tu pecho, Lisboa y carmín.

Lisbon and your chest, Lisbon and crimson.

Lisboa era un verso, Lisboa era el sol

Lisbon was a verse, Lisbon was the sun,

Lisboa no tenía herida y lloró.

Lisbon had no wound and cried.


Lisboa fue lluvia, tabaco, y canción

Lisbon was rain, tobacco, and song;

Liboa fue como un desgarro de ron

Lisbon was like a tear of rum

que prendió en la almohada cuando amaneció

that clung to the pillow when dawn broke;

Lisboa gritaba cuando dije adiós.

Lisbon screamed when I said goodbye.


Lisboa me grita diez años después

Lisbon screams at me ten years later,

la voz más amarga, más dura que ayer.

the voice more bitter, harder than yesterday.

Lisboa me cuenta que te abandoné

Lisbon tells me that I abandoned you,

y Lisboa te ama como yo te amé.

and Lisbon loves you as I loved you.

Moderated by Ana Martínez
Santiago, Chile October 25, 2024
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