Kein Kinderlied

Mascha Kaléko

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	Traduzione inglese di Andreas Nolte da Project Muse
NO ES UNA CANCIÓN DE CUNA	NOT A CHILDREN'S SONG

Viaje adonde viaje,	No matter where I travel,
Voy a Ninguna Parte.	I go to Nowhereland.
Las maletas llenas de anhelo,	The suitcase full of longing,
Las manos, de lindas fruslerías.	Just knick-knacks in my hand.
Tan sola como el viento del desierto.	As lonely as the desert wind.
Tan apátrida como la arena:	As homeless as the sand.
Viaje adonde viaje,	No matter where I travel,
Llego a Ninguna Parte.	I come to Nowhereland.

Los bosques desaparecieron,	The forests are all gone now,
Las casas están quemadas.	Each home a firebrand.
Ya no he encontrado a nadie.	Found no one left whom I know.
Nadie me ha reconocido.	Not one knew me first-hand.
Y cuando chilló el pájaro extranjero,	And when the alien bird cried out,
Salí corriendo.	I ran, could not withstand.
Viaje adonde viaje,	No matter where I travel,
Llego a Ninguna Parte.	I come to Nowhereland.

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