My soul on my lips

To my beloved

When you imagine our impassioned love’s flame
inside your chest to be extinguished,
the day I'm without you, my life will be torn from me
only because of you is my life beloved.

Because my thoughts, full of such affection,
became your slave in some joyous hour,
far from your pupils, all is as sad as a child
who sleeps dreaming of your cooing accent.

To envelope you in kisses, I would love to be the wind,
and I would want to be all that your hand touches;
to be your smile, to be even your very breath,
all just to be closer to your mouth.

I live by your words, and eternally I hope
to call you mine, like one awaiting a treasure;
far from you I understad how much I love you,
and kissing your letters, I simply cry.

Forgive me; I don’t have the words with which
to tell you about the ineffable passion that devours me.
To express my love the only thing that I have left is
to tear open my chest, beloved, and in your silken hands
leave my beating heart, which adores you so!




Para mi amada

Cuando de nuestro amor, la llama apasionada,
dentro tu pecho amante contemples extinguida,
ya que solo por ti la vida me es amada,
el día en que me faltes me arrancaré la vida.

Porque mi pensamiento, lleno de este cariño,
que en una hora feliz me hiciera esclavo tuyo,
lejos de tus pupilas es triste como un niño,
que se duerme soñando en tu acento de arrullo.

Para envolverte en besos, quisiera ser el viento,
y quisiera ser todo lo que tu mano toca.
Ser tu sonrisa, ser hasta tu mismo aliento,
para poder estar mas cerca de tu boca.

Vivo de tus palabras y eternamente espero
llamarte mía, como quien espera un tesoro;
lejos de ti comprendo, lo mucho que te quiero,
y besando tus cartas, ingenuamente te lloro,

Perdona si no tengo palabras con que pueda
decirte la inefable pasión que me devora.
Para expresar mi amor solamente me queda
rasgarme el pecho, amada, y en tus manos de seda
dejar mi palpitante, corazón que te adora.

~Medardo Angel Silva, "El alma en los Labios."



Translation done by eevanvleet in http://medardoangelsilva.blogspot.ca/2010/08/silva-echoing.html with some modifications done by 'yours-truly.'

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