Catalonia: We Have Gained with Translation

The drift of your bones
like corals floating in a sea
left you desespinado
all elbows and knees

like corals floating in a sea
you returned a shipwrecked lover
all elbows and knees
vols ballar amb mi?

you returned a shipwrecked lover
la lluna la pruna vestida de dol
vols ballar amb mi?
time will not wait

la lluna la pruna vestida de dol
when two flags fly
time will not wait
come dance with me

Les Bruixes Se Pentinen

The witches are combing their hair
gold thread, strangle tare, hellbine
the witches are combing their hair
per ací, per allá cap ací, cap allá
salt the chimney
blue the windows
les bruixes se pentinen
the witches are combing their hair
crosses on the palmó
bread in the drawer
per ací, per allá cap ací, cap allá
hide your children
star the gate
float the moon
les bruixes se pentinen
the witches are combing their hair  

Nicole Zuckerman is an ESL teacher in Pennsylvania.