Song for the day: A Boy and a Girl

A perfect song for a stormy morning after a stormy night – the sun just bursting through the clouds.



BYU Singers
Conductor: Dr. Ron Staheli

Composer: Eric Whitacre
Original lyrics: Los Novios, by Octavio Paz

Los novios

Tendidos en la yerba
una muchacha y un muchacho.
Comen naranjas, cambian besos
como las olas cambian sus espumas.

Tendidos en la playa
una muchacha y un muchacho.
Comen limones, cambian besos
como las nubes cambian espumas.

Tendidos bajo tierra
una muchacha y un muchacho.
No dicen nada, no se besan,
cambian silencio por silencio.


A boy and a girl

Stretched out on the grass,
a boy and a girl,
savoring their oranges,
giving their kisses like waves exchanging foam.

Stretched out on the beach,
a boy and a girl,
savoring their limes,
giving their kisses like clouds exchanging foam.

Stretched out underground,
a boy and a girl,
Saying nothing,
never kissing,
giving silence for silence.

(I'll add the translator's name as soon as I've been able to find out who it is.)

Peace, Paz!