Miguel Hernandez, "What does the bitter wind want"

[the-grynne.livejournal.com]

[WHAT DOES THE BITTER WIND WANT]

What does the bitter wind want
that it comes down the ravine
and breaks through the windows
while I dress you in my arms?

To fell us. To drag us away.

Fallen, dragged down,
both bloods receded.
What else does the wind want
more bitter by the minute?

To separate us.


MIGUEL HERNANDEZ

Translated from the Spanish by Ted Genoways