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Madrid, Spain. Karlos Cid Abasolo is a member of the Basque Diaspora.  Born in Madrid in 1963, in his youth he decided to travel and get to know the Basque Country better, its culture and language and with time he achieved his goals, including dominating the Basque language. Today he is a Ph.D. in the Humanities, professor of Basque Philology at the Complutense University in Madrid and head of its department of Basque Studies.

In a previous article we talked about his latest book of poems Laztanak eta Aizkorak (Caresses and Axes). We have chosen this poem dedicated to the Basque Diaspora from his first book Keinu konplizeak (Conspiratorial Gestures), to which we have added the English translation.

Biba gu

Trikitia inportatzeko enpresa bat
erosi du
Floridako inbertsio funts batek.

San Frantziskoko Etcheberry alkateak
Golden Gaten
aurreskua du dantzatu.

Central Parken
Gernikeiko Arboularen
kimu bat
landatu dute.

Chicago Bullseko zaleek
taloa txorizoarekin
irensten dute
United Centerren.

Rockero hilezkorrak
ehun mila ikusleren aurrean
jo du txistua
Born in the Basque Country
abesteaz batera.

Renon eraiki dute
Etxe Zuri berria
Lemoatik ekarritako porlanez.

Berrogeita hamar lauburuk
ordezkatu dituzte
beste hainbeste izar.

Biba gu.

Long Live Us

A Florida mutual fund
has purchased
a trikitixa import company

Mayor Etcheberry of San Francisco
has danced
the Aurresku at the Golden Gate.

They have planted
a sapling of the Tree of Gernika
in Central Park.

Chicago Bulls fans
devour Talo with Txorizo
at United Center.

The immortal rocker
has played the txistu
while he sang
Born in the Basque Country
in front of a hundred thousand people.

In Reno they have built
a new White House
with cement brought from Lemoa.

Fifty Lauburus
have replaced
as many stars.

Long live us.