El Breve Espacio En Que No Está - Luís Represas traduction en anglais

El Breve Espacio En Que No Está

Todavía quedan restos de humedad
Sus olores llenan ya mi soledad
En la cama, su silueta se dibuja cual promesa
De llenar el breve espacio en que no está

Todavía yo no sé si volverá
Nadie sabe, al día siguiente, lo que hará
Rompe todos mis esquemas, no confiesa ni una pena
No me pide nada a cambio de lo que da

Suele ser violenta y tierna
No habla de uniones eternas
Mas se entrega
Cual si hubiera solo un día para amar
No comparte una reunión
Mas le gusta la canción
Que comprometa su pensar

Todavía no pregunté: "¿Te quedarás?"
Temo mucho a la respuesta de un "jamás"
La prefiero compartida antes que vaciar mi vida
No es perfecta, mas se acerca
A lo que yo simplemente soñé

Suele ser violenta y tierna
No habla de uniones eternas
Mas se entrega
Cual si hubiera solo un día para amar
No comparte una reunión
Mas le gusta la canción
Que comprometa su pensar

Todavía no pregunté: "¿Te quedarás?"
Temo mucho a la respuesta de un "jamás"
La prefiero compartida antes que vaciar mi vida
No es perfecta, mas se acerca
A lo que yo simplemente soñé

The Brief Space When She's Gone

There's still a hint of moisture
Her scent fills my solitude
On the bed, her silhouette is etched as a promise
To fill the brief space when she's gone

I still don't know if she'll come back
No one knows, by the next day, what they'll do
She breaks all my boundaries, doesn't confess a single sorrow
Doesn't ask me for anything in return for what she gives

She can be both violent and tender
Doesn't talk about eternal unions
But she surrenders
As if there were only one day to love
She doesn't share an encounter
But she likes the song
That challenges her thinking

I still haven't asked, "Will you stay?"
I fear the answer of a "never"
I prefer her shared than to empty my life
She's not perfect, but she comes close
To what I simply dreamed of

She can be both violent and tender
Doesn't talk about eternal unions
But she surrenders
As if there were only one day to love
She doesn't share an encounter
But she likes the song
That challenges her thinking

I still haven't asked, "Will you stay?"
I fear the answer of a "never"
I prefer her shared than to empty my life
She's not perfect, but she comes close
To what I simply dreamed of