Supreme Flight
Spanish translation by Malcolm Boswell from Julian Marchena's Vuelo Supremo

I wish to live the adventurous life
of the roving birds of the sea
no to have in going onto other shores
the prosaic vision of the roads.

To fly at days end
amidst fleeting lamps of amber
and to oppose the turbulent winds
with strong wings and fierce endeavor.

To escape all that is human
Inebriate myself with blue. . .be sovereign
Of two immensities, sea and heaven

And as I feel my heart wane and tire
I wish atop a lonesome summit to expire
Wings spread for the final flight.