Corre unha brisa fresca
sobre as moas gastadas
de mastigar tendóns, cartilaxes, ósos
Son innecesarias as tumbas
os velorios ou cadaleitos
Non apodrecen os cadaveres
no val da concordia
corre un airiño limpo
sobre a pel dos vivos
mentres afora as grallas
van troceando cos seus chíos
o máis tenro da mañá
Jackdaws
A fresh breeze blows
over molars worn out
from chewing tendons, cartilage, bones
Tombs, wakes or coffins are unnecessary
The corpses do not rot
in the valley of concord
a clean breeze blows
over the skin of the living
while outside the jackdaws are chunking
the most tender of the morning
with their chirps
abel abilheira 