Caminante, son tus huellas

el camino, y nada más;

Caminante, no hay camino,

se hace camino al andar.

Al andar se hace camino,

y al volver la vista atrás

se ve la senda que nunca

se ha de volver a pisar.

Caminante, no hay camino,

sino estelas en la mar.

Traveler, this path is a wave upon the sea,

only your own wake, and nothing more;

Traveler, there is no path,

you make your path by walking.

By walking you make your path

and when looking back,

you see the road

you’ll never pass again.

Traveler, there is no path,

only your wake upon the sea.

—Antonio Machado (1875–1939), “Proverbios y cantares XXIX”