Awake, wide awake. / Despierto, Despierto.
No, my heart is not asleep.
It is awake, wide awake.
Not asleep, not dreaming,
its eyes are opened wide
watching distant signals, listening
on the shores of the great silence.
(Adapted from a translation by Robert Bly.
It is awake, wide awake.
Not asleep, not dreaming,
its eyes are opened wide
watching distant signals, listening
on the shores of the great silence.
(Adapted from a translation by Robert Bly.