by Loved this one!
“…I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep….”
Pablo Neruda
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Some of my favorite lines of his in this poem; but, anything Neruda is good.
Thanks for including mine in related links.
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This is the first one I read! Realize that there are many other beautiful ones 🙂
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Thank you for including my post on your list of related articles. I don’t speak Spanish, so I think a good translation is the key. But I think so far the English translation is beautiful, I hope it will do him justice. Maybe they’re even more beautiful in its original language…:)
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Even I do not know Spanish. All i know is De Te Amo 🙂
I agree with you – translation is the key. I was just wondering – if a translated prose is so beautiful it will be a please to read it in its original language!
Thanks for dropping in!
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