Sueño de Una Noche de Verano
Silvio Rodriguez
A Midsummer Night's Dream
I dreamed of airplanes
That clouded the day
Just when people
Sang and laughed the most
Sang and laughed the most
I dreamed of airplanes
That were killing each other
Destroying the grace
Of the clear morning
Of the clear morning
If I think I was made
To dream of the sun
And to say things
That awaken love
How is it possible then
That I sleep between jumps
Of anguish and horror?
On my white sheet
They poured soot
They have thrown garbage
In my green garden
If I catch the culprit
Of so much disaster
He will regret it
Last night I had a dream
And last night was summer
Oh terrible summer
For a wicked dream
For a wicked dream
Last night I had a dream
That nobody deserved
How much of a nightmare
Will remain still
Will remain still?
If I think I was made
To dream of the sun
And to say things
That awaken love
How is it possible then
That I sleep between jumps
Of anguish and horror?
On my white sheet
They poured soot
They have thrown garbage
In my green garden
If I catch the culprit
Of so much disaster
He will regret it
I dreamed of a hole
Underground and with people
Who shuddered
To the beat of death
To the beat of death
I dreamed of a hole
Underground and dark
And I hope that my dream
Is not my future
Is not my future
If I think I was made
To dream of the sun
And to say things
That awaken love
How is it possible then
That I sleep between jumps
Of anguish and horror?
On my white sheet
They poured soot
They have thrown garbage
In my green garden
If I catch the culprit
Of so much disaster
He will regret it
