Poem
Fernando Linero
Singing
This afternoon in ruins from where I singawaiting the time that looks for me, my time.
With less ambition than nostalgia the voice rises
and its music is to a dried up soul
the same as a homemade balm.
Not having found a sense of happiness
under the waning sun I sing
— lost my faith in certain words —
for the poor in spirit,
for those who have no cure
for those who search for God in gluttony.
Staggering between solitude and dawn
from my cracking battlements I raise my voice.
But at times I keep silent
— having lost faith in certain matters —
and I listen to the wind riding over the tamarinds.
© Translation: 2008, Nicolás Suescún
November 8, 1997
Cantando
Cantando
Tarde en ruinas desde la que canto,esperando la hora que me busca, mi hora.
Con menos ambición que nostalgia se alza la voz
y su música es al alma seca
igual que un bálsamo casero.
Sin haber encontrado el sentido a la felicidad
bajo la tarde canto,
— perdida ya la fe en ciertas palabras —
para los pobres de espíritu,
para los que no tienen más remedio,
para los que buscan a Dios con glotonería.
Dando tumbos entre la soledad y el alba
desde mis cuarteadas almenas levanto la voz.
Pero a veces quedo en silencio,
— perdida ya la fe en ciertos asuntos —
y escucho al viento cabalgar sobre los tamarindos.
© 1999, Fernando Linero
From: Palabras para el hombre
Publisher: Editorial Magisterio, Bogotá
From: Palabras para el hombre
Publisher: Editorial Magisterio, Bogotá
Noviembre 8 de 1997
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Singing
This afternoon in ruins from where I singawaiting the time that looks for me, my time.
With less ambition than nostalgia the voice rises
and its music is to a dried up soul
the same as a homemade balm.
Not having found a sense of happiness
under the waning sun I sing
— lost my faith in certain words —
for the poor in spirit,
for those who have no cure
for those who search for God in gluttony.
Staggering between solitude and dawn
from my cracking battlements I raise my voice.
But at times I keep silent
— having lost faith in certain matters —
and I listen to the wind riding over the tamarinds.
© 2008, Nicolás Suescún
From: Palabras para el hombre
From: Palabras para el hombre
November 8, 1997
Singing
This afternoon in ruins from where I singawaiting the time that looks for me, my time.
With less ambition than nostalgia the voice rises
and its music is to a dried up soul
the same as a homemade balm.
Not having found a sense of happiness
under the waning sun I sing
— lost my faith in certain words —
for the poor in spirit,
for those who have no cure
for those who search for God in gluttony.
Staggering between solitude and dawn
from my cracking battlements I raise my voice.
But at times I keep silent
— having lost faith in certain matters —
and I listen to the wind riding over the tamarinds.
© 2008, Nicolás Suescún
November 8, 1997
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