EN EL DESIERTO

En el desierto
Vi una criatura, desnuda, bestial,
Que, en cuclillas sobre el piso,
Sujetaba su corazón con sus manos
Y comía de él.
Dije: “¿Está bueno, amigo?
“Es amargo – amargo,” contestó;
“Pero me gusta,
Porque es amargo,
Y porque es mi corazón.”

Stephen Crane (Newark, New Jersey. EE.UU., 1871-Badenweiler, Friburgo, 1900)
Versión de Andrés Hax.


IN THE DESERT
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said: “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter - bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart.”