[Epitafio]
Antonio Machado (1875-1939)
The last verse of his poem RETRATO. On a stone at his grave in Collioure.
[Epitafio]
At the grave of Antonio Machado in Collioure
Epitafio
Y cuando llegue el día del último viaje,
Y esté al partir el nave que nunca ha de tornar,
Me encontraréis a bordo ligero de equipaje,
Casí desnudo, como los hijos de la mar.
[Epitaph]
And when the day comes for the final voyage,
The ship of no return shall leave the quay,
You’ll find me gone aboard with not much baggage,
Near naked, as the sons of the sea.Translation: Copyright © Timothy Adès