"Life is the dancer and you are the dance."
— Eckhart Tolle

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

remedios POW #14 Spanish sprinkle series


Remedios the Beauty

a first child

most beautiful woman in Macondo

como rayos de luna que se dirigen hacia tus ojos



naively innocent

as moonbeams fall and I drift into your eyes

inherited great lucidity

as if returning from twenty years of war

she rejects clothing and beauty

siento como si te hubieras marchado desde hace tiempo



too beautiful and arguably too wise for the world

I feel as if you left a long time ago

any man who loves or lusts

undeniably shall meet his end

most innocently she dances around in light


Remedios ascends into the sky one morning

envolviéndome nuevamente con suspiros

Suave y ligero al tacto

surround me once again with whispers

soft and light to the touch




process notes:

As moonbeams fall and I drift into your eyes

I feel as if you left a long time ago

Surround me once again with whispers

Soft and light to the touch


Como rayos de luna que se dirigen hacia tus ojos

Siento como si te hubieras marchado desde hace tiempo

Envolviéndome nuevamente con suspiros

Suave y ligero al tacto
Posted by flaubert at 2:57 PM

19 comments:

  1. brenda wAugust 3, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    Pamela, This is stunning. I still remember that Remedios almost scorned her beauty, and didn't bathe forever. Ah, though she aroused the lust of many men, and the downfall. Thank you for bringing her to your poem. This is a gift. ~Brenda

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  2. flaubertAugust 3, 2010 at 5:16 PM

    Brenda what a nice thing to say!
    I love Gabriel Garcia Marquez!
    Pamela

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  3. barbaraAugust 3, 2010 at 7:09 PM

    It's been too long since I read that magical book, but your poem nudges my memory in the nicest possible way. (glad you added the translation. I'm not up to the subtlety)

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  4. flaubertAugust 3, 2010 at 7:19 PM

    Thanks Barb and it is indeed magical!
    Pam

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  5. Stan SkiAugust 3, 2010 at 8:17 PM

    I just recognised enough to pick up the Spanish meanings in the repeated translations which made the second read so much more enjoyable.

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  6. flaubertAugust 3, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    Thanks Stan!
    Pamela

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  7. rallentandaAugust 3, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    I like the delicacy and softness..unfortunately not familiar with Marquez or Spanish!

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  8. flaubertAugust 3, 2010 at 10:02 PM

    Rall that is a nice compliment!
    you should try something by Marquez he is interesting.
    Pam

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  9. AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 2:32 AM

    A hymn to beauty. Favourite lines: 'surround me once again with whispers' and 'as moonbeams fall and I drift into your eyes'

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  10. UnknownAugust 4, 2010 at 4:04 AM

    Yes, this is such a gentle sound helped mucho by the soft sibilance of the Spanish! Quite dreamy, Pamela!

    WV: bastosse

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  11. flaubertAugust 4, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    Thanks Viv!
    Pamela

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  12. flaubertAugust 4, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    Thanks Derrick!
    Pamela

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  13. Wayne PitchkoAugust 5, 2010 at 10:58 PM

    hmmmmmm Remidios in Macondo..beneath moonbemas....AND a few mojitos...Ok.....nicely written Pam

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  14. Francis ScudellariAugust 5, 2010 at 11:52 PM

    Such a lovely and sensual take on the prompt and book!

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  15. flaubertAugust 6, 2010 at 11:35 AM

    Thanks Wayne
    I love mojitos yum!
    Pam

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  16. flaubertAugust 6, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    Thanks Francis the book is magical!
    Pamela

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  17. AnonymousAugust 8, 2010 at 6:02 AM

    This is beautifully done, Pamela.

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  18. flaubertAugust 8, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    Thanks Tillybud!
    Pamela

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  19. JingleAugust 8, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    awesome job on poetry..

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