dalawang salin sa Ingles

BETWEEN US
Salin ni Angelo B. Ancheta

In this darkness enveloping us
you asked me, the innermost me:
why the waving leaves ?
why the weeping rocks ?
why the sweet kiss ?
why the warm arms ?
You asked me why you woke up
with your hands in mine, asking:
Why things take their course
and something leaves to itself,
on its own, and not by our will?
Why dawn light has impulse ?
Why did it rain when I left?
Your fingers gently traced
the thickness of my hair,
my eyebrows, eyelashes
the contour of my lips
hoping you'd find the answers
to all of these, and unearth
from my face how I let go
of my fears last night
like a thousand nights when
you are with me, and not them
and I'm with you, not someone else.
Events unfold to take place
of its own accord such as now
when a cloud of dust may dance
free wheeling over our shoulders,
your mind asking your heart
to listen, to never open the closed
gates to your fortified walls
though we see each other in the eye
penetrating our entwined souls,
I'm saying right this moment
you'll know only when you fall.


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BETWEEN US
Salin ni Ryan Fuentes

While darkness clothed the two of us
you asked me, the me within me –
why the leaves flutter in the wind
why the stones are weeping
why a kiss tastes sweet
why my embrace is deep
why your hand and my hand
become tied when they find each other
why things that happen are happening
why matters of life materialize
at their own bidding, not at ours
why the break of dawn is fearless
why it was raining when I left.
Your fingers caressed
the strands of my hair,
my eyebrows, my eyelashes,
the curve of my lips,
trying to puzzle out the answer
to all these, to discover from the touch of my face
how I let go of my fear
of that night which was a thousand nights
when I faced only you, not them
and you faced only me, not any of them.
Matters of life materialize
at their own bidding
like this: a million dust
of confusion dance on our shoulders
and your mind speaks to your heart
not to open closed doors
not to dismantle constructed walls
even if we already see each other
penetratingly, in our wedded souls.
I tell you now –
you will know the answer when you are in love.