Pablo Neruda (19O4～1973) Chilean poet

I like that you are silent

I like that you are silent , as if you disappeared,

You listen to me from a distance, but my voice cannot touch you.

It seems like your eyes have flown away,

Like a kiss, sealing your mouth.

As all things fill my soul,

You emerge from all things and fill my soul.

You are like my soul, a dream butterfly,

You are like the word melancholy.

I like that you are silent, as if you are far away.

You sound like you are lamenting, a butterfly mourning like a dove.

You hear me from afar, my voice cannot reach you;

Let me be silent in your silence.

And let me speak to you through your silence,

Your silence is as bright as a lamp and as simple as a ring.

You are like the night, with silence and stars.

Your silence is the silence of the stars, distant and bright.

I like you to be silent: as if you have disappeared,

Distant and sad, as if you are dead.

At that time, one word and one smile were enough.

And I will feel happy, happy because it is not true.

There is also a similar song called "Breaking Up in That Autumn"