1. Full stomach, contented heart.

2. A word to the wise is enough.

3. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

4. The labourer is worthy of his hire.

5. To an unrequited love, absence and oblivion.

6. The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth.

7. When one is tired, all beds are good.

She gave up all kinds of social activity, Elle renonça à toutes sortes d’habitudes
obsessed with the notion that her body et de rapports sociaux, obsédée par
gave off a singed odor. l’idée que son corps dégageait une
odeur de roussi.

Toda clase de
Olor
Ella renunció
Por la idea de

It was a fine June night, cool and with a
moon, and they were awake and
frolicking in bed until dawn, indifferent
to the breeze that passed through the
bedroom, loaded with the weeping of
Prudencio Aguilar’s kin.
Era una bella notte di giugno, fresca e
con la luna, e rimasero svegli a
sollazzarsi nel letto fino all'alba,
indifferenti al vento che soffiava nella
stanza, gonfio del pianto dei parenti di
Prudencio Aguilar.

Noche de junio
Viento/brisa
Llanto
Parientes

He went from house to Il passa de maison en Andò di casa in casa

house dragging two
metal ingots and
everybody was
amazed to see pots,
pans, tongs, and
braziers tumble down
from their places and
beams creak from the
desperation of nails
and screws trying to
emerge, and even
objects that had been
lost for a long time
appeared from where
they had been
searched for most and
went dragging along in
turbulent confusion
behind Melquiades'
magical irons.
De casa en casa
Todo el mundo
Desde hacía mucho tiempo
Detrás de
Desbandada turbulenta
maison, traînant avec
lui deux lingots de
métal, et tout le
monde fut saisi de
terreur à voir les
chaudrons, les poêles,
les tenailles et les
chaufferettes tomber
tout seuls de la place
où ils étaient, le bois
craquer à cause des
clous et des vis qui
essayaient
désespérément de s’en
arracher, et même les
objets perdus depuis
longtemps
apparaissaient là où on
les avait le plus
cherchés, et se
traînaient en
débandade turbulente
derrière les fers
magiques de
Melquiades.
trascinando due
lingotti metallici, e
tutti sbigottirono
vedendo che i paioli, le
padelle, le molle del
focolare e i treppiedi
cadevano dal loro
posto, e i legni
scricchiolavano per la
disperazione dei chiodi
e delle viti che
cercavano di
schiavarsi, e perfino gli
oggetti perduti da
molto tempo
ricomparivano dove
pur erano stati
lungamente cercati, e
si trascinavano in
turbolenta sbrancata
dietro ai ferri magici di
Melquìades.