Stephen Crane - "In The Desert", de "The Black Riders"

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, "Is it good, friend?"
"It is bitter -- bitter," he answered;
"But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart."

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trad. de Xuan Bello:

NEL DESIERTU
STEPHEN CRANE
NEL desiertu
vi un bichu,nudu,bestial,
que, de rodíes en suelu,
col corazón ente les manes
comía d´ello hasta fartese.
Díxi-y: “qué,¿ta rico, amigu?”
“Ye amargo-amargo,contestó;
“Pero sábeme pola vida
porque ye amargo
y porque ye´l mio corazon.”