by Irma Arrabal
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Nada queda
Language: Spanish (Español)
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Nada queda. Estoy anclada en el vacío de las musarañas. Por detrás del aire navegan las ausencias, tristes, descompasadas, buscando la paz que se esconde tras las ramas secas de dosis mortales de heroína. ¿Acaso no deseo escuchar a mi conciencia? ¿prefiero el silencio a la verdad? Mi garganta está quebrada o dividida solo en dos palabras: despacio, deprisa. No hay nada en medio. Nada más que una pequeña pausa. Simplemente una coma. Quizás este poema pueda parecer, tan solo, un juego de palabras, sin embargo, la pobreza, el abuso y la injusticia rondan. Así que, por si acaso, deja un ojo abierto y no te duermas esta noche. No queda nada (deja un ojo abierto) Nada queda (no te duermas) (esta noche) Nada.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Claudia Sofía Alvarez (b. 1991), "Nada queda", 2018 [ soprano and marimba ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-21
Line count: 23
Word count: 124
Nothing left
Language: English  after the Spanish (Español)
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Nothing left. I am anchored in the emptiness of shrews. Behind the air the absences sail, sad, out of time, searching for peace that hides behing dry branches of deadly doses of heroin. Do I refuse to listen to my conscience? Do I prefer silence instead of truth? My throat is broken or divided in just two words: slow, fast. There is nothing in between. Nothing but a little pause. Simply a comma. Maybe this poem may seem just like, a word game, however, poverty, abuse and injustice prowl. So, just in case, keep an eye open and do not fall asleep tonight. Nothing remains (keep an eye open) Nothing is left (do not fall asleep) (tonight) Nothing.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Irma Arrabal
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-21
Line count: 23
Word count: 118