Amores

Loves

Amores

Loves are leavingAmores se van marchando
Like the waves of the seaComo las olas del mar
Everyone has lovesAmores los tienen todos
But who knows how to take care of themPero quien los sabe cuidar
Love is a boatEl amor es una barca
With two oars in the seaCon dos remos en el mar
One oar is gripped by my handsUn remo aprietan mis manos
The other is moved by chanceEl otro lo mueve el azar

Who hasn't written a poemQuien no escribio un poema
Fleeing from lonelinessHuyendo de la soledad
Who at fifteen years oldQuien a los quince años
Didn't let their body be embracedNo dejó su cuerpo abrazar
And who, when life fadesY quién cuando la vida se apaga
And hands tremble alreadyY las manos tiemblan ya
Who hasn't searched for that memoryQuién no buscó ese recuerdo
Of a boat shipwreckingDe una barca naufragar.

Loves turn oldAmores se vuelven viejos
Before they even begin to loveAntes de empezar a amar
Because love is a childPorque el amor es un niño
That must be taught to walkQue hay que enseñar a andar
Love is like landEl amor es como tierra
That must be plowed and sownQue hay que arar y sembrar
Look at it at duskMírala al caer la tarde
So they don't come to trample itQue no lo vengan a pisar