Plegaria Desvelada
María Elena Walsh
Unveiled Prayer
My God, give me my sleep
Of peace, and not of a pill
The devil, who never sleeps
Torments me awake
And at the hour of wakefulness
Like the atheist on his deathbed
I seek you to cradle me
God, my mother
Sleep in peace
Give me, my God
Natural sleep
The one from the pharmacy tastes bad to me
The sleep with which you bless
The fish in calm water
And the bird that under its wing
Hides its little head
Lower my eyelids
As you bend the grass at night
And close one by one
The little bells
Sleep in peace
Give me, my God
Natural sleep
The one from the pharmacy tastes bad to me
While I was working
I cried the whole blessed day
If in death I gained the pillow
Thorns resurrect me
Give me the sleep you gave me
Back in childhood when it rained
Or a good love that crumbles
With its caresses
Sleep in peace
Give me, my God
Natural sleep
The one from the pharmacy tastes bad to me
