martes, 26 de febrero de 2008

Funeral Blues
W.H. Auden (EEUU 1907 - 1973)

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crêpe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.


Melancolía de funeral
Para todos los relojes, corta el teléfono,
impide que el perro ladre con un hueso jugoso.
Silencia los pianos, y con tambor amortiguado,
trae afuera el cajón, deja que los afligidos vengan.

Deja que los aviones circulen gimiendo por encima,
garabateando en el cielo el mensaje "él está muerto".
Pon grandes cintas alrededor de los blancos cuellos de los cisnes.
Deja que los policías de trafico usen negros guantes de algodón.

Él era mi norte, mi sur, mi este, y oeste,
mi semana de trabajo y mi descanso de Domingo,
mi mediodía, mi medianoche, mi habla, mi canción.
Pense que amor duraría para siempre.
Estaba equivocado.

Las estrellas no son deseadas ahora, apaga todas y cada una.
Envuelve la luna y desmantela el sol.
Vuelca el océano y barre la madera.
Porque ahora nada podría hacer ningún bien.

2 comentarios:

odinstack dijo...

Lay Me Low (Cave)

They're gonna lay me low (Lay me low)
They're gonna sink me in the snow
They're gonna throw back
their heads and crow
When I go

They're gonna jump and shout (Lay me low)
They're gonna wave their arms about
All the stories will come out
When I go

All the stars will glow bright (Lay me low)
And my friends will give up the fight
They'll see my work in a different light
When I go

They'll try telephoning my
mother (Lay me low)
But they'll end up getting my brother
Who'll spill the story on
some long-gone lover
That I hardly know

Hats off to the man
On top of the world
Come crawl up here, baby
And I'll show you how it works

If you wanna be my friend
And you wanna repent
And you want it all to end
And you wanna know when
Well do it now don't care how
Take your final bow
Make a stand Take my hand
And blow it all to hell

They gonna inform the police chief (Lay me low)
Who'll breathe a sigh of relief
He'll say I was a malanderer, a
badlander, and a thief
When I go

They will interview my
teachers (Lay me low)
Who'll say I was one of
God's sorrier creatures
There'll print informative
six-page features
When I go

They'll bang a big old gong (Lay me low)
The motorcade will be ten miles long
The world will join together
for a farewell song
When they put me down below

They'll sound a fluegelhorn (Lay me low)
And the sea will rage, and
the sky will storm
All man and beast will mourn
When I go

Hats off to the man
On top of the world
Come crawl up here, baby
And we can watch this damn thing turn

If you wanna be my friend
And you wanna repent
And you want it all to end
And you wanna know when
Well do it now Do it now
Take a long last bow
Take my hand
Make a stand
And blow it all to hell
Lay me low...
When I go...

odinstack dijo...

Lament of the Kings (Manowar)

From a battle I've come
To a battle I ride
Blazing up to the sky.
Chains of fate
Hold a fiery stride
I'll see you again when I die

High and mighty alone we are kings
Whirlwinds of fire we ride
Providence brought us the crown and the ring
Covered with blood and our pride

Heroes await me
My enemies ride fast
Knowing not this ride's their last
Saddle my horse as I drink my last ale
Bow string and steel will prevail

High and mighty alone we are kings
Whirlwinds of fire we ride
Providence brought us the crown and the ring
Covered with blood and our pride

Odin I await thee
Your true son am I
I hail you now as I die
I pledge you my sword and to no man I kneel
Ours is the Kingdom Of Steel

High and mighty alone we are kings
Whirlwinds of fire we ride
Providence brought us the crown and the ring
Covered with blood and our pride