Tu Sonrisa Ha Cambiado
Silvio Rodriguez
Your Smile Has Changed
The accumulated dust and time
on your hope
forgot to be.
They have been fleeing
from your eyes
giving it the lights
of a woman.
That's why
your smile has changed
something in this winter
that will no longer pass
without light
-like all winters-
tenacious
-like all winters-
fleeting
-like all winters-
you are defying the city.
That lady
who plays her role well
to the gentle husband
who wakes up at six
and to the silly clock.
You don't know how much subversion
lives in a smile
that doesn't want to be bought
and how much death towards the past
that embeds in the fingers
like a trace of moisture.
History
clashes against your skirt
and swirls are formed
that flee from love,
as it is said demons flee
from the cruel rooms for hatred.
Blessed is your laughter.
Amen.