España Camisa Blanca de Mi Esperanza

Spain white shirt of my hope
a dry history that embraces us
for approaching just to look at it
Dove seeking more starry skies
where we can understand each other without tearing apart
where we can sit and talk.

Spain white shirt of my hope
the black sorrow threatens us
sorrow leaves lead on the wings
I would like to put my shoulder and I put words
that almost always end up in nothing
when facing the wide sea.

Spain white shirt of my hope
sometimes a mother and always a stepmother;
knife, mud, carnation, sword.

You always make us in your image and likeness
the good and bad in your figure
from pilgrim to nowhere.

Spain white shirt of my hope
from outside to inside, sweet or bitter
smelling of incense, lime, and cane.
Who put the unease in our bowels
made us free but without wings
left us hungry and took away the bread.

Spain white shirt of my hope
here you have me, no one commands me
to love you so much costs me nothing.
You always make us in your image and likeness
the good and bad in your figure
from pilgrim to nowhere.

by Davi Marubayashi Hidalgo