O ladrón de cabalos (gl – en)

No chan cerámico do comedor 
mentres os adultos toman café
un cabalo branco arrastra 
o carro no que moi ríxidos 
viaxan sentados dous playmobil

“Este cabalo non pode ir á carretera 
porque se lle dis que aparte non aparta. 
Se o levas ti coa man si avanza
os outros cabalos si que poden ir”

Na mesa hai conversa animada
A enfermidade o mellor unguento
Para os lazos esfarrapados da vida

Cando marchamos ela xa conseguiu 
que o cabalo branco a acompañe á sua casa
ainda que ten medo que eu llo roube
fago un último intento, achégome conciliador

“Eu na miña casa teño muitos cabalos”
Así que se confía e ao estar ao seu lado
bótolle a man rapidamente dicíndolle:
“Pero eu son o ladrón de cabalos!!”

Horse thief

On the dining room ceramic floor
while the adults drink coffee 
a white horse pulls the cart 
in which two Playmobil figures sit very stiffly 

“This horse isn’t allowed on the road 
because if you tell it to move, it won’t move. 
If you lead it by the hand, it will move forward. The other horses are allowed on the road.” 

There is lively conversation at the table 
Sickness is the best ointment 
for the frayed ties of life 

When we leave, she’s already managed 
to get the white horse to go with her home 
although she is afraid that I will steal it 
I make one last attempt 
approaching her in a conciliatory manner 

“I have a lot of horses at home.” 
So she let her guard down and when I reach her 
quickly pretend to grab her horse, saying: 
“But I’m the horse thief!!”