The whole night long I have slept with younext to the sea, on the island.You were wild and gentle between pleasure and dreams,between fire and water.Perhaps very lateour dreams were unitedin the heights or in the depths,on high like branches moved by the same wind,down below like red roots touching each other.Perhaps your dreambroke away from mineand searched for meacross the darkness of the seaas beforewhen you did not yet exist,when without noticing youI sailed right past you,and your eyes searched forthose things which now—bread, wine, love and anger—I give you by the handfulbecause you are the gobletthat was waiting for the gifts of my life.I have slept with youthe whole night long,while the dark earth turnswith the living and the dead,and when I awoke suddenlyin the middle of the darknessmy arm was round your waist.Neither night nor our dreamscould separate us.I have slept with youand when I awoke your mouthcoming out of your dreamgave me the taste of the earth,of sea-water, of seaweed,from the depths of your life,and I received your kissmoistened by the dawnas if it came to mefrom the sea which encircles us.

La noche en la isla

Toda la noche he dormido contigojunto al mar, en la isla.Salvaje y dulce eras entre el placer y el sueño,entre el fuego y el agua.Tal vez muy tardenuestros sueños se unieronen lo alto o en el fondo,arriba como ramas que un mismo viento mueve,abajo como rojas raíces que se tocan.Tai vez tu sueñose separó del míoy por el mar oscurome buscabacomo antescuando aún no existías,cuando sin divisartenavegué por tu lado,y tus ojos buscabanlo que ahora—pan, vino, amor y cólera—te doy a manos llenasporque tú eres la copaque esperaba los dones de mi vida.He dormido contigotoda la noche mientrasla oscura tierra giracon vivos y con muertos,y al despertar de prontoen medio de la sombrami brazo rodeaba tu cintura.Ni la noche, ni el sueñopudieron separarnos.He dormido contigoy al despertar tu bocasalida de tu sueñome dio el sabor de tierra,de agua marina, de algas,del fondo de tu vida,y recibí tu besomojado por la auroracomo si me llegaradel mar que nos rodea.