Entra los restos del naufragio la memoria,
como un sombra 
Se alza en sus vidas un tercero,
que no nombran
Pero que estorba y pone hielo
en esa historia
Los dos pensaron que eraun un juego
en realidad
Despues de casi treinta inviernos el final

Quien puso mas 
Los dos se echan en cara
Quien puso mas
Que incline la balanza 
Quien puso mas
Calor, ternura comprension
Quim paso mas amor

Sigue poniendo dos cubiertos en la mesa,
y dos cervezas
No existe noche que no sea un,
duermevela
Y los dos recuerdos son un gran
rompecabezas
Ellos son treinta otonos contra el dedo acu sador
solos y la gente alrededor

Quien puso mas

(Typed by Barbara Franke)

Between what remains of the failure, and the memory, 
Like a shadow
There is a hint of an outsider
that they didn’t name
That obstructs like an iceberg
in this story
They both thought it was a game
of reality
After aqlmost thirty winters, the end

Who did more
They are both to blame
Who did more
To tip the scale
Who gave more
Warmth, tenderness, and understanding
Who gave more love

They keep putting two place settings
On the table
And two beers
Every night is a sleepless night
And the memories are a large jigsaw puzzle
The two alone in the middle
And the people all around them
It’s been thirty autumns since the finger of accusation

Who did more

(Translated by Barbara Franke)