¿Volver? Vuelva el que tenga, Tras largos años, tras un largo viaje, Cansancio del camino y la codicia De su tierra, su casa, sus amigos, Del amor que al regreso fiel le espere.
Mas, ¿tú? ¿Volver? Regresar no piensas, Sino seguir libre adelante, Disponible por siempre, mozo o viejo, Sin hijo que te busque, como a Ulises, Sin Ítaca que aguarde y sin Penélope.
Sigue, sigue adelante y no regreses, Fiel hasta el fin del camino y tu vida, No eches de menos un destino más fácil, Tus pies sobre la tierra antes no hollada, Tus ojos frente a lo antes nunca visto.
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Turn around? He returns who has learned After long years, and a long journey, He is tired of the road and now he thirsts For his home, for his land, for his friends, For the faithful love expecting his return.
But you? Turn around? Going back is not a thought, Your fate is to be free to journey onward, Forever unattached, whether you are young or old, Without a son to search for you, as one looked for Ulysses, Without a waiting Ithaca, without Penelope.
Go on, go forward and not back, Be faithful to the end of the road and of your life, Don’t settle for an easier destination, Put your feet on soil that never has been trodden, Fix your eyes on what has not been seen before.
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Peregrino
Luis Cernuda 1902-1963
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Graphic - Rafael Coronel 1932-2019
