lloro y mi garganta se encoge
corro pero no existe movimiento
doy puñetazos y pataleo golpeando al aire
todo me rodea
tristeza por lo que ni siquiera entiendo
mi vida se pasea como engaño ante mi
gato dormido
perro tranquilo
fuego abierto
que feas son las pesadillas
ugly night (translation of my poem 'lo feo de la noche')
silence kidnaps my screams
my throat shrinks as I cry out
there is no movement when I run
punching and kicking the air
everything surrounds me
sadness for what I don't understand
my life struts before me like a tease
sleeping cat
calm dog
an open fire
bad dreams are so ugly
napowrimo #3 (English 2, Spanish 2)
7 comments:
I've enjoyed reading your poems, Bethany. I used to write but haven't in a while. I bet it has been 7 years! Maybe I should go dig out my old poetry journal.
I love this poem and thanks for the translation.
nice poem...still using my spanish dictionary
Love this poem. So happy you're writing in Spanish, even if I need a translation to understand.
New poem for today:
http://everythingflowersfromwithin.blogspot.com/
Congratulations, Bethany! Phyllis Schieber wants to send you a copy of Willing Spirits for your comment on my review. Can you e-mail me your mailing address? skrishna [at] skrishnasbooks [dot] com
trish- Oh, thanks! You really should bust that out and post some, I would love to read :)
serena- glad you like it, and no problem...I figured that would help everyone :)
wayne- Great work!! I switched things up a little in the translation, I guess I wanted it to sound pretty even if it wasn't exactly the way it was in the original.
DLG-THANKS! I am loving writing in the two languages, although it is more work to write in Spanish and then write a good translation. Some things just don't sound as good! It is good for me though :)
I'll come visit!
s.krishna- Oh, girl I am on that! Emailing you NOW.
"It is more work to write in Spanish and then write a good translation."
Bethany, you said it! I have enough trouble putting something into prose in Spanish and then trying to say the same thing in English...never mind poetry. You are very brave.
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