Dime, ¿que Tiras Al Agua?

Tell me, what do you throw in the water?
A public inconsolability
and a secret hope.
Tears that are not mine,
memories and early mornings;
old regrets,
words..., many words
that, once said, it's not convenient
to remember...
And you, what do you throw in the water?

Unfinished work,
unfinished songs,
names of bad friends,
doubts and two or three letters
badly conceived
and written poorly...
Tell me, what do you throw in the water?

Silences, many silences,
misfortunes, many misfortunes,
unpleasant attitudes,
unjustified angers,
useless wasted time,
debts that are never paid,
incomprehensible sadness,
hunger, human miseries,
unconfessable shames,
unconfessed alms,
paternalistic advice,
exodus from house to house,
and a heartbreaking feeling
inside the soul.
And you, what do you throw in the water?

Follies, disagreements,
unnecessary lies,
uncommitted betrayals,
unfulfilled promises,
false beliefs, differences,
hypocritical praises,
unforgivable prejudices,
rash conclusions,
dark resentments,
unfortunate phrases.
My life, my whole life,
see how it is carried away by the water!