que está entre Diciembre y Enero?
Con qué derecho numeraron
las doce uvas del racimo?
Por qué no nos dieron extensos
meses que duren todo el año?
No te engañó la primavera
con besos que no florecieron?
And what is the name of the month
that falls between December and January?
By what authority did they number
the twelve grapes of the cluster?
Why didn't they give us longer
months that last all year?
Did spring never deceive you
with kisses that didn't blossom?
Pablo Neruda
translated by William O' Daly
