Pablo Neruda -Oda al gallo-

Oda al gallo

Vi un gallo
de plumaje
castellano:
de tela negra y blanca
cortaron
su camisa,
sus pantalones cortos
y las plumas arqueadas
de su cola.
Sus patas enfundadas
en botas amarillas
dejaban
brillar los espolones
desafiantes
y arriba
la soberbia
cabeza
coronada
de sangre
mantenía
toda aquella apostura:
la estatua
del orgullo.
(...)


Ode to the rooster

I saw a rooster
with Spanish
plumage:
from black and red cloth
they had designed
his shirt,
his short trousers
and the arched feathers
of his tail.
His feet, sheathed
in yellos boots,
revealed
the glitter
of his defiant
spurs,
and on top
the lordly
head,
crowned
with blood,
maintained
that demeanor:
a statue
(...)