Ya No Te Espero
Silvio Rodriguez
I'm Not Waiting for You Anymore
I'm not waiting for you anymore.
You will arrive, but stronger,
More violent the current
Drawing itself on the ground
Of my chest, of my fingers.
You will arrive with much death.
I'm not waiting for you.
I brought down my doors yesterday.
The windows wide awake
To the wind and the downpour,
To the jungle, the sun, the fire.
You will arrive at an open home.
I'm not waiting for you.
It's already the enchanting time.
It's already the blessing that walks
In the hands of despair.
It's already the beast of the pastures
Jumping at whoever dominates it.
I'm not waiting for you.
I'm already returning alone
From the times to come.
I've kissed every bullet
With which I kill and with which I die.
I know when, who, and how.
I'm not waiting for you.
I've already liberated your homeland,
Daughter of a long wait.
There's already a first of January
That founds its companions
With the thirst of my throat.
I'm not waiting for you.
Because in waiting for you there's hatred
In a night of lovers,
In the habits of the sky,
In the mother of a blind child.
I'm already an angel of the demon.
I'm not waiting for you.
I'm not waiting for you.