“我喜欢你是寂静的”｜聂鲁达笔下最温柔的爱意低语

I

Me gusta cuando callas porque estás como ausente,

y me oyes desde lejos y mi voz no te toca.

parece que tus ojos se hubieran volado

y que un beso te hubiera cerrado la boca.

II

Como todas las cosas están llenas de mi alma

de ti me das lleno, de ti me das lleno.

Como un beso de mariposa o de paloma,

eres la palabra “callada” que yo más amo.

III

Me gusta cuando callas y estás como distante.

Y me oyes desde lejos y mi voz no te alcanza:

deja que mi silencio contigo hable

y te envuelva con mi luz y con mi sombra.

IV

Porque en tus ojos no está la luz del día,

y en tus ojos no está la luz de la noche,

pero hay una luz constante, una estrella fría,

que en tu mirada se enciende y se apaga.

V

Me gusta cuando callas, y callas como ausente.

Y parece que has muerto y pareces lejos,

y yo te llamo, y mi voz te busca,

y tu silencio me responde, y me habla.

Section I

I like it when you are silent, as if you were absent;

you hear me from afar, and my voice cannot reach you.

It seems as if your eyes had flown away,

and a kiss had sealed your mouth.

Section II

As all things are filled with my soul,

you are filled with my soul. You are like my soul,

a butterfly of dreams. You are like the word “silence”.

Section III

I like it when you are silent, as if you were far away.

You sound like a mourning dove, a soft鸽鸣 (pigeon coo).

You are also silent, as if a kiss had sealed your mouth.

Section IV

For everything fills my soul,

you fill my soul just as everything does.

You are like my “silence”, as if you were far away.

Distance and prayer keep us apart.

Yet your words—the gentle “silence”—remain beside me.

Your silence is bright as a lamp, simple as a ring.

Like stars, you are silent, distant, and calm.

Conclusion

I like it when you are silent, as if you were absent:

You seem distant, like a star afar.

Yet your silence brings you near to me.

Your silence is like starlight in the night:

Wordless, yet illuminating my soul most profoundly.