Hueliz
Hueliz ce ilhuitl,
hueliz ce ilhuitl,
tlahtucayutl ontlami
huan ahcualtepachuhcayutl onmiqui.
Hueliz ce ilhuitl,
hueliz ce ilhuitl,
ahmo nemiz in ahque tlanahuatiznequi
nian ahque zan tlalhuiz tetlacamatiz.
Hueliz ce ilhuitl,
hueliz ce ilhuitl,
ahmo nemiz in ahque quichtequiz intequiuh tochanehcahuan
nian ahque quiciauhcatequitiltiz.
Hueliz ce ilhuitl,
hueliz ce ilhuitl,
ilhuicacupa meetztuna
mazque ucuc tunalli.
Hueliz ce ilhuitl,
hueliz ce ilhuitl,
onyez tepitzin toyultlacuxyuh
huan ocachi tlahuel toyulpaccayuh.
Hueliz inun ilhuitl,
hueliz inun ilhuitl,
mah axan yezquiani.
Quizás
Quizás un día,
quizás un día,
se acabe el gobierno
y muera la tiranía.
Quizás un día,
quizás un día,
no exista quien quiera mandar
ni quien se resigne nomás a obedecer.
Quizás un día,
quizás un día,
no habrá quien robe el trabajo del pueblo
ni quien sea sujeto de explotación.
Quizás un día,
quizás un día,
la luna ilumine el cielo
aunque sea de día.
Quizás un día,
quizás un día,
sea poca la tristeza
y mucho más la alegría.
Quizás ese día,
quizás ese día,
debiera ser hoy.
Auto-traducción de Baruc Martínez Díaz
Perhaps
Perhaps one day,
perhaps one day,
the government will come to an end
and tyranny will decay.
Perhaps one day,
perhaps one day,
no one will seek to rule
nor merely resign themselves to obey.
Perhaps one day,
perhaps one day,
No one will steal the people’s labor,
nor will anyone be exploited.
Perhaps one day,
perhaps one day,
the moon will light the sky
even by day.
Perhaps one day,
perhaps one day,
sorrow will be scarce
and joy far greater.
Perhaps that day,
perhaps that day,
should be today.
Translated by Stibaliz Mancilla
From In oxchitl in kuikatl: 24 poetas contemporáneos en lengua náhuatl (UDLAP, 2020), edited by Martín Tonalmeyotl
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