Lyrics and translation Marta Gómez - casida de las palomas oscuras

casida de las palomas oscuras

Por las ramas del lauren
Vi dos palomas oscuras.
La una era el sol,
La otra era la luna.
"Vecinitas", les dije,
"¿dónde está mi sepultura?"
"En mi cola", dijo el sol.
"En mi garganta", la luna.
Yo que estaba caminando
Con la tierra por la cintura
Vi dos águilas de nieve
Y una muchacha desnuda.
La una era la otra
Y la muchacha ninguna.
"Aguilitas", les dije,
"¿dónde está mi sepultura?"
"En mi cola", dijo el sol.
"En mi garganta", la luna.
Por las ramas del laurel
Vi dos palomas desnudas.
La una era la otra
Y las dos eran ninguna.

Ballad of the Dark Doves

In the branches of the laurel tree,
I saw two dark doves.
One was the sun,
The other was the moon.
"Little neighbors," I said to them,
"Where is my grave?"
"In my tail," said the sun.
"In my throat," said the moon.
As I was walking
With the earth around my waist,
I saw two snow eagles
And a naked girl.
One was the other,
And the girl was nobody.
"Little eagles," I said to them,
"Where is my grave?"
"In my tail," said the sun.
"In my throat," said the moon.
In the branches of the laurel tree,
I saw two naked doves.
One was the other,
And both were nobody.