Para Vivir [English translation]

Many times I told you that before doing this

we should think it over very carefully

that in this relationship of ours

both substance as well as desire were lacking

That it wasn't enough that you understood me

and that you would die for me,

That it wasn't enough that in my failures

I could find comfort in you

And now you see what has happened

in the end came into being, with the passing of the years,

that tremendous weariness I now cause you

and even if it is distressing, you have to say it.

For my part I was hoping

that one day time would bring it all to an end,

if this had not been so

I would have gone on playing at making you happy,

and although the tears are bitter, think about the years

you have yet to live

My grief is no less than yours and the worst thing

is that at this moment I can feel nothing

and now try to win back

with futile effort this lost time ,

which has left us defeated without the power to appreciate,

that thing they call love

of life

of life

• Artist:Pablo Milanés