Salvador Espriu
“By the sea. I had”
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By the sea. I had
a house, my dream,
by the sea.
High prow. On free
Waterways, the graceful
boat that I commanded.
My eyes used to know
all the peace and order
of a little homeland.
How I need to tell
you about the frightening
rain on the windows!
Today a dark night
falls on my house.
The black rocks
lure me to destruction.
Captive of the canticle,
my struggle useless,
who can guide me to the dawn?
Beside the sea I had
a house, a slow dream.
Traduït per James Eddy
Salvador Espriu, “By the sea. I had”. Sinera Cemetery. Traducció de James Eddy. Barcelona: Institut d’Estudis Nord-Americans, 1988, p. 69.