es2en :: poem : volverán las oscuras golondrinas
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Volverán las oscuras golondrinas
    Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
The dark swallows will come back
 
     
Volverán las oscuras golondrinas   The dark swallows will come back again
en tu balcón sus nidos a colgar,   to build their nests on your balcony,
y otra vez con el ala a sus cristales   and once more in their play they will knock
jugando llamarán;   on their windows with their wings;
     
pero aquellas que el vuelo refrenaban   but those ones who slowed down in their flight
tu hermosura y mi dicha a contemplar,   to see your loveliness and my good fortune,
aquellas que aprendieron nuestros nombres...   those ones who got to know our names...
ésas... ¡no volverán!   yes, them... they will not come back again!
     
Volverán las tupidas madreselvas   The massed honeysuckles will come back again
de tu jardín las tapias a escalar,   to climb up the walls of your garden,
y otra vez a la tarde, aun más hermosas,   and at evening once again, lovelier than ever,
sus flores se abrirán;   they will open out their blossoms;
     
pero aquellas cuajadas de rocío,   but those ones that were soaked in dew,
cuyas gotas mirábamos temblar   whose drops we watched tremble
y caer, como lágrimas de día...   and fall, like daytime tears...
ésas... ¡no volverán!   yes, them... they will not come back again!
     
Volverán de amor en tus oidos   The burning words of love
las palabras ardientes a sonar;   will come back to sound in your ears;
tu corazón, de su profundo sueño   your heart will awaken, perhaps,
tal vez despertará;   from its heavy sleep;
     
pero mudo y absorto y de rodillas,   but in silence and engrossed and kneeling,
como se adora a Dios ante su altar,   just as God is adored before the altar,
como yo te he querido... desengáñate:   the way I loved you... don't deceive yourself:
¡así no te querrán!   you'll never be loved like that again!
     
© 2004 Jos� Luis Salinas Jim�nez
Contact email: jlsalinas [at] gmx [dot] net
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