PabloNeruda
Ilikeforyoutobestill: itisasthoughyouwereabsent,
Andyouhearmefromfarawayandmyvoicedoesnottouchyou.
Itseemsasthoughyoureyeshadflownaway
Anditseemsthatakisshadsealedyourmouth.
Asallthingsarefilledwithmysoul
Youemergefromthethings, filledwithmysoul.
Youarelikemysoul, abutterflyofdream,
AndyouarelikethewordMelancholy.
Ilikeforyoutobestill, andyouseemfaraway.
Itsoundsasthoughyouwerelamenting, abutterflycooinglikeadove.
Andyouhearmefromfaraway, andmyvoicedoesnotreachyou:
Letmecometobestillinyoursilence.
Andletmetalktoyouwithyoursilence
Thatisbrightasalamp, simpleasaring.
Youarelikethenight, withitsstillnessandconstellations.
Yoursilenceisthatofastar, asremoteandcandid.
Ilikeforyoutobestill: itisasthoughyouwereabsent,
Distantandfullofsorrowasthoughyouhaddied.
Onewordthen, onesmile, isenough.
AndIamhappy, happythatit'snottrue.
