Ma tristesa - Lluís Llach traduction en anglais

Ma tristesa

Desdibuixada,
Vestida amb vells parracs,
Ens demanes caritat,
Però, amor meu, si per a mi tu ets tota ma riquesa.
Sola camines,
I ens dius "jo sóc aquí
Per qui vulgui viure amb mi,
Que no m′he de cansar mai d'estimar-lo".
I com voldria morir amb tu qualsevol vespre,
Tu ets ma riquesa, ma cadena, ma princesa,
Ma llibertat, ma llibertat,
Només per tu l′home està plorant.
Desconeguda,
L'infant et veu passar,
Obre els ulls i et mira en va,
No et coneix, no et pren ni besa la teva imatge.
I enmig d'arrugues,
El vell diu el teu nom,
Com si fos l′últim tresor
Que no té ni ara que la vida se li apaga.
I com voldria morir amb tu qualsevol vespre,
Tu ets ma riquesa, ma cadena, ma princesa,
Ma llibertat, ma llibertat,
Només per tu l′home està plorant.
Pobra ignorada,
T'han fet bruixa pels folls,
T′han encadenat el cos
I encara ens dius,
"Sóc aquí per a estimar-vos".
I com voldria morir amb tu qualsevol vespre,
Tu ets ma riquesa, ma cadena, ma princesa,
Ma llibertat, ma llibertat,
Només per tu l'home està plorant.

My sadness

Blurred,
Dressed in old rags,
You ask us for charity,
But, my love, if to me you are all my wealth .
You walk alone,
And you tell us "I am here
For those who want to live with me,
That I must never tire of loving him."
And how I would like to die with you any evening,
You are my wealth, my chain, my princess,
My freedom, my freedom,
For you alone, man is weeping.
Unknown,
The child see you pass by,
Open his eyes and look at you in vain,
He does not know you, he does not take or kiss your image.
And amidst wrinkles,
The old man says your name,
As if it were the last treasure
That he does not have now that his life is fading away.
And how I would like to die with you any evening,
You are my wealth, my chain, my princess,
My freedom, my freedom,
For you alone, man is weeping.
Poor ignored,
They have made you a witch for fools,
They have chained your body
And you still tell us,
"I am here to love you."
And how I would like to die with you any evening,
You are my wealth, my chain, my princess,
My freedom, my freedom,
For you alone, man is weeping.