06-05-2011, 04:00 PM
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Music Addict
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Spain
Posts: 824
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" Hoy te escribo esta carta ................................ Today I write this letter to you
porque siempre te quejabas ................................ because you always complained
de que nunca te enviaba ................................ that I never sent you
cartas de amor. ................................ love letters.
Decías que era frío, ................................ You said that I was cold,
que era todo indiferente, ................................ that I was completely indifferent,
y buscaste un continente ................................ so you sought out a continent
para entregar tu calor. ................................ where to give your warmth away.
Tal vez tu O.N.G. ................................ Maybe your N.G.O.
se pueda ocupar ................................ could see
de resucitar ................................ to resurrect
a hombres que ................................ men who
siguen vivos. ................................ are still alive.
Las cartas que no envías ................................ The letters you don't send
sólo son cartas marcadas: ................................ are nothing but marked cards:
te regalan una mano ................................ you get a hand
pero nunca un corazón. ................................ but never a heart.
Mi casa está pidiendo ................................ My home is crying out
una mano de pintura ................................ for a coat of paint
y algún punto de sutura ................................ and some stitch
y hacer punto final. ................................ and a full stop.
Y si estás en un país ................................ And if you are in a country
del África Central, ................................ in Central Africa,
busca pronto un hechicero ................................ look soon for a sorcerer
que me enseñe a olvidar. ................................ who teaches me to forget.
Cartas de amor ................................ Love letters
cuando ya no hay amor. ................................ when there's no love anymore.
Cartas de amor, ................................ Love letters,
pero sin dirección. ................................ but without an address.
Mi hospital de campaña, ................................ My field hospital,
mi amuleto de la suerte, ................................ my good luck charm,
una firme barricada, ................................ a firm barricade,
lo eras todo para mí. ................................ you were everything to me.
Pero hay cosas en la vida ................................ But there are things in life
que son mucho más reales ................................ that are much more real
que los ojos que las miran. ................................ than the eyes looking at them.
Dime que fuí para ti. ................................ Tell me what I was to you.
Dime que fuí para ti. ................................ Tell me what I was to you.
Dime si en algún momento ................................ Tell me if you ever
me llegaste a querer. ................................ loved me.
Cartas de amor ................................ Love letters
cuando ya no hay amor. ................................ when there's no love anymore.
Cartas de amor, ................................ Love letters,
pero sin dirección. ................................ but without an address."
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"Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies."
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