Blog #20 3)Lexical translation
Yo No Tengo Soledad I not have Loneliness (I am not alone) by Gabriela Mistral
Es la noche desamparo
Is the night deserted
de las sierras hasta el mar.
From the mountians to the sea
Pero yo, la que te mece,
But I the that you rocks
yo no tengo soledad!
I not have loneliness
Es el cielo desamparo
It is the sky helpless
si la luna cae al mar.
If the moon falls to the sea
Pero yo, la que te estrecha,
But I the that you close
¡yo no tengo soledad!
I not have loneliness
Es el mundo desamparo
Is the world helplessness
y la carne triste va
And the sad meat will
Pero yo, la que te oprime,
But that oppresses you
¡yo no tengo soledad!
I not have loneliness
I like you poem. Its cool that its in another language also. I enjoyed reading it!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool poem. I like how you repeated the phrase I not have loneliness, it made it more powerful.
ReplyDeleteThe translation makes so much sense until the "sad meat" line :)
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