YO JEHOVÁ DECRETO	I JEHOVA DECREE
Niconor Parra	trans. W.S.Merwin
que se termine todo de una vez	that they get it over with once and for all
hago la cruz al sistema solar	I'm giving the solar system the slip
hay que volver al útero materno	everything back into the womb
doy por finiquitada la cosa	I'm saying it's over finished and done with
que no se escape nadie	nobody's escaping
que se termine todo de golpe	everything over with in one stroke
para qué vamos a andar con rodeos	why beat around the bush
está muy bien la Guerra de Viet-Nam	great thing the Vietnam War
está muy bien la Operación a la próstata	great thing the Prostate Operation
Yo Jehová decreto la vejez	I Jehovah decree old age
ustedes me dan risa	you people make me laugh
ustedes me ponen los nervios de punta	you people give me the creeps
sólo un cretino de nacimiento	only a born moron
se arrodilla a venerar una estatua	could get down on his knees and worship a statue
francamente no sé qué decirles	frankly I don't know what to tell you
estamos al borde de la Tercera Guerra Mundial	we're on the brink of the Third World War
y nadie parece darse cuenta de nada	and nobody seems to have noticed
si destruyen el mundo	if you destroy the world
¿creen que yo voy a volver a crearlo?	do you think I'm going to create it over again?

Copyright © Nicanor Parra; Trans. copyright © W.S.Merwin © 1972, 1979 - publ. New Directions Publ. Corp., New York, USA

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