Anteparadise, A Bilingual edition

Even if it's just a Chimera

EVEN IF IT'S JUST A CHIMERA t. And who could say if the prairies will again be green 11. Who if these meadows could sing a new green Because who would have said that the burned meadows could blossom with the valleys and the valleys with all Chile could then sing the glory dazzling the landscapes: the chimera of these meadows ttt. Chile could thus bring the chimera to blossom in its meadows tv. All would then be seen listening to the glory sung to them in the prairies Because dying they'd see the valleys covered with the glories they sang and then they'd all echo like a chimera covering these landscapes with flowers: the song of the prairies v. Chile would then hear the prairie meadows singing VI. There even the stones would embrace ecstatic upon the meadow V11. And who could then say that the meadows of our lives won't flower again even if it's just a chimera all singing the glory of this country green agatn 131 132 AUNQUE NO SEA MAS QUE UNA QUIMERA I. Y quien diria si enverdeeen de nuevo las llanuras II. Quien si eantaran de un nuevo verdor estos pastos Porque quien diria si los quemados pastos Aoreeieran eon los valles y los valles eon Chile entero eantaran entonees la gloria que deslumbra los paisajes: la quimera de estos pastos Ill. Chile Aoreeerfa asf la quimera sobre sus pastos IV. Todos se verian eseuehando entonees la gloria que les eanto por las llanuras Porque muriendo verian taparse los valles con las glorias que eantaban y todos resonarian entonees eomo una· quimera que les Aoreeiese eubriendo estos paisajes: el eantar de las llanuras v. Chile eseueharia entonees eantar los pastos de las llanuras VI. Hasta las piedras se abrazarian allf embelesadas sobre el pasto Vll. Y quien dirfa entonees que no Aoreeen de nuevo los pastos de nuestra vida aunque no sea mas que una quimera eantandose todos de gloria la reverdeeida EVEN IF IT'S JUST A CHIMERA t. And who could say if the prairies will again be green 11. Who if these meadows could sing a new green Because who would have said that the burned meadows could blossom with the valleys and the valleys with all Chile could then sing the glory dazzling the landscapes: the chimera of these meadows 111. Chile could thus bring the chimera to blossom in its meadows tv. All would then be seen listening to the glory sung to them in the prairies Because dying they'd see the valleys covered with the glories they sang and then they'd all echo like a chimera covering these landscapes with flowers: the song of the prairies v. Chile would then hear the prairie meadows singing Vt. There even the stones would embrace ecstatic upon the meadow vlt. And who could then say that the meadows of our lives won't flower again even if it's just a chimera all singing the glory of this country green agatn 133 ...