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June 28, 2007
Lazy Summer Days
You remember those days when you were in school and it was blazing hot outside? The kids didn't want to learn, and the teacher didn't want to teach. On days like these, the teacher would often talk about something that had nothing to do with the assigned subject, but something a little more personal. Today, and much of this week, is one of those days in the blogspere. I have nothing to say, and nothing to teach, so today, you'll be introduced to Pablo Neruda.
It saddens me that I heard about Mr. Neruda from the movie In The Cut. In this movie, Meg Ryan plays a teacher. She's involved with this cop who is investigating the death of her sister. The cop comes into her apartment, glances at writings on the walls and sees this:
"I want to do to you what Spring does to the cherry trees"
In that moment, after the words hit my Wernicke's area I was in love.
Not to knock the movie script folk, but there was no way anyone but a poet wrote that. My quest was on. A few google links later, I was introduced to Mr. Neruda. The name of the poem is "everyday you play", and here it is en Englis y Español.
Everyday You Play by Pablo Neruda Every day you play with the light of the universe. You are like nobody since I love you. Suddenly the wind howls and bangs at my shut window. The birds go by, fleeing. You are here. Oh, you do not run away. Now, now too, little one, you bring me honeysuckle, How you must have suffered getting accustomed to me, My words rained over you, stroking you. | Juegas todos los días con la luz del universo. Sutil visitadora, llegas en la flor y en el agua. Eres más que esta blanca cabecita que aprieto como un racimo entre mis manos cada día. A nadie te pareces desde que yo te amo. De pronto el viento aúlla y golpea mi ventana cerrada. Pasan huyendo los pájaros. Tú estás aquí. Ah tú no huyes. Ahora, ahora también, pequeña, me traes madreselvas, Cuanto te habrá dolido acostumbrarte a mí, Mis palabras llovieron sobre ti acariciándote. Quiero hacer contigo |
Posted by lysa at June 28, 2007 9:34 AM
Comments
Ah Neruda. So easy to read, so unbelievably utterly hopeless, no way, oh no i didn't impossible to emulate. Its a bit surprising that more people dont know about him. Him and almond cookie ice cream.
Posted by: booboo at June 28, 2007 10:21 PM
princess: that's hot. not as hot as your usage of Wernicke's area, but still hot in a less cerebral way. ;-)
booboo: mmmmmm
Posted by: scottie at June 29, 2007 8:45 AM
It's a good thing that I happen to have picked up some cherries yesterday and have them in the house now or else I would have had to go out and get some. As in, get them right this second.
Now what's this about almond cookie ice cream?
Posted by: kbee at June 30, 2007 1:53 AM
If any of you are interested, whomever comes to visit our blog mistress here, ill do my best to arrange to have some almond cookie ice cream ready for you.
Posted by: booboo at July 2, 2007 11:27 AM