LUMPENPROLETARIAT—Hay un suave murmullo en el silencio de una noche azul. Son dos enamorados, que encantados, gozan del amor.
Y rie la vida. Y que dice asi: Aaah, aah…
Y rie la luna. Y que dice asi: Ooh, ooh-ooh…
—Messina
“Murmullo” (1997) by Buena Vista Social Club
There’s a soft murmur in the silence of a blue night. It’s two enamoured ones, which enchanted, enjoy love.
And life laughs. And it says thusly: Aah, aah…
And the moon laughs. And it says thusly: Ooh, ooh-ooh…
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Suggestions toward translation iterations welcome.
