Paraíso [English translation]

My sleeping has fled from me

Daddy, come and lull me

Mommy is in paradise

Mommy is in paradise

My sleeping has fled from me

Daddy, come and lull me

Mommy is in paradise

Mommy is in paradise

I lie down in bed,

I name the sheep

And I count them one by one

My pillow,

My confessional

Of tears

Commonplace

It is in giving that we receive

I’ve received and gave just so much

Intergalactic trip

In time

My sleeping has fled from me

Daddy, come and lull me

Mommy is in paradise

Mommy is in paradise

My sleeping has fled from me

Daddy, come and lull me

Mommy is in paradise

Mommy is in paradise

On the mirror, the dark circles,

The aging

From the last excursion

Me at the mercy of Narcissus

Who loves himself

And hates being denied

The pen ink has dried up

Because of so much writing

Existence’s pages, drafts,

Mine

[…]

My sleeping has fled from me

Daddy, come and lull me

Mommy is in paradise

Mommy is in paradise.