O soño (gl – en)

Esta noite de novembro do 2023, 
in a north-west neighbourhood of Manchester 
j'ai rêvé de trois chiots adorables qui ont été oubliés 
during one of the last fifteen home moves
incroyablement, tous les trois avaient survécu
même on aurait dit qu'eux ils se portaient assez bien

unha especie de culpa xerada polo nomadismo
por todos os seres que foron quedando atrás
como aquel gato esquivo e asilvestrado 
ao que lle botabamos de comer
decateime que tamén facía parte da familia 
cando un mes despóis volvín á casa baleira 
e parecía terse volto realmente salvaxe
perdida xa a fe na humanidade traidora

aujourd'hui, vingt ans après, je n'arrive pas à l'oublier
I miss many loved ones left behind
sometimes I would like to have stayed in the country growing corn, herding cows

The dream

Last night on a day in November 2023 
in a north-west neighbourhood of Manchester 
I dreamed of three adorable puppies that were forgotten
during one of the last fifteen home moves
incredibly, all three had survived
even it seemed that they were doing quite well

a kind of guilt generated by nomadism 
for all the beings who were left behind
like that elusive and feral cat
that we fed even if he was not very sociable
I realized he was part of the family too
when a month later I returned to the empty house
and he seemed to have gone really crazy 
he had definitely lost faith in treacherous humanity.

today, twenty years later, I can't forget it
I miss many loved ones left behind
sometimes I would like to have stayed in the country growing corn, herding cows