July 30

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"I Think, in These Hours, of You, My Love"

My Life Is Like a Silent Lake

Mi vida es como un lago taciturno. / My life is like a silent lake.
Si una nube lejana me saluda, / If a far-off cloud salutes,
si hay un ave que canta, si una muda / If a bird sings, if a mute
y recóndita brisa / and distant breeze
inmola el desaliento de las rosas, / sacrifices the dejection of the roses,
si hay un rubor de sangre en la imprecisa / if there is a blush upon the uncertain
hora crepuscular, / twilight hour,
yo me conturbo y tiendo mi sonrisa. / I am moved and tend to show my smile.
¡Mi vida es como un lago taciturno! / My life is like a silent lake!
Yo he sabido formar, gota por gota, / I have known how to make, drop by drop,
mi fondo azul de ver el Universo. / my blue depths see the universe.
Cada nuevo rumor me dio su nota, / Each new murmur has given me its tone,
cada matiz diverso / each diverse shade
me dio su ritmo y me enseñó su verso. / has given me its rhythm and taught me its line.
Mi vida es como un lago taciturno…. / My life is like a silent lake…

[Translation help from wordreference forum members Alicatado, Sprachliebhaber, and Aztlaniano – thank you very much!]

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