Mi Marciana [English translation]

I swear I just look at your face

and my soul ignites.

You bring out the sun's eyelashes[sunbeams]

and the world blooms.

You let your handkerchief fall as you're walking

and my hand picks it up without me.

You have the coolest laughter

of all the fountains.

You are the timbre from my sparrow's nest.

You smell like herbs and to me you taste like color and [artists]sketches.

You are the ray of May, my lyrics, your lotions

Singing in the car.

When we put our chairs together I feel so awkward.

You have truths, hugs that cover cities.

You have a kiss like rice and milk in the valley.

You say that you come and go from Mars...1

Upon your return, we'll both go.

But it's that sometimes, only sometimes

That what it is, is what it seems to be

Sometimes it seems that you've already gone.

My girl, my valiant lady combs

her braid like the mermaids

and rows in the sand, if she wants to

Oh my girl, your minty lips

Are better off if they

encircle mine...better if your smile bites.

Oh my girl.

Do you remember when the sunrises began?

I feel like the dawn made us stronger.

And then the quiet conversation between [rain] drops,

The little drops2 did their part

Then we bring our chairs closer together,

The voices fall asleep.

I feel the tears

They fall, but they don't have a name.

I believe that I will get rid of

your confusion in a dance.

That's what freedom is,

In not giving up to surrender more.

I like you just the way you are

If you feel the same way and you want to,

We'll move forward and come through to the end.

My girl, my brave lady combs

her braid like the mermaids

and rows in the sand, if she wants to

Oh my girl, your minty lips

Are better off if they

encircle mine...better if your smile bites.

Oh my girl.

My girl...

1. An alternative translation without the ellipsis can read: You say that you come and go from Mars,when you come back, we'll both go2. Miga means crumbs, but also substance or small fragments of anything