Don't undress yourself yet

[Laura]

Ok, I confess, this is not my poem... It's just my translation of a spanish song that I like. As I don't actually speak spanish, it did require some imagination too, though! And I thought it perfectly fits the topic of this section of the forum... which is not exactly "poetry and music by the forum members" anymore.

Laura


Don't undress yourself yet, wait a little longer
Don't hurry, time is something that remains behind.
The eternity is a heartbeat, a single heart
yours and mine embraced in perfect union.

When the desire breaks through, like a flower blooms
I will take off your clothes, I will cover you with love
And while we wait for that, I'd ask you
Don't undress yourself yet.

I don't want you to uncover all the truth to me just yet.
I want to watch you with the eyes of the dawn
As the night watches that day that's late in getting born.
So don't undress yourself just yet.

[woody]

hi laura,
i like this allot. who is this song by? it sounds like something off blue alert. can you recommend any Spanish music? i really fell in love with javier mas' playing when i saw Leonard live.

[mat james]

aah... Laura, the mystery!!!

[Laura]

He he, Mat, some mystery and some teasing, yeah.

Woody, the singer of that is called Luis Eduardo Aute (actually, he's writing his own lyrics, too). I mentioned him in the "other music" section once, as he has a song on his last album with the name of Leonard Cohen in it (and the name of the song is Alelluya). But his older songs-like this "undressing" one-are nicer, I think.
I'm afraid I can't really recommend any spanish music, as I'm not spanish! I just happen to pick up a singer or two when I spend more time in other countries. My ipod has on it songs in 6 or 7 languages; and sometimes I don't understand a word out of them, but music touches me even without the words.

Laura