Sunday, September 30, 2012

A love poem by Neruda


On the theme of poetry, here is a poem by Pablo Neruda which you may know in Spanish. It is a great idea to find poems in English translated from your own language - it helps you understand them better in English! Why not try?

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-do-not-love-you-except-because-i-love-you/
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2 comments:

  1. Gloria F.October 8, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    If it's difficult to understand a poem, it's more difficult to do it in English! Do you agree with me, don't you?
    I found your poem in Spanish and it says:

    No te quiero sino porque te quiero
    y de quererte a no quererte llego
    y de esperarte cuando no te espero
    pasa mi corazón del frío al fuego.

    Te quiero sólo porque a ti te quiero,
    te odio sin fin, y odiándote te ruego,
    y la medida de mi amor viajero
    es no verte y amarte como un ciego.

    Tal vez consumirá la luz de Enero,
    su rayo cruel, mi corazón entero,
    robándome la llave del sosiego.

    En esta historia sólo yo me muero
    y moriré de amor porque te quiero,
    porque te quiero, amor, a sangre y fuego.

    Oooooohhhhh, the love!
    Gloria F.

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  2. annie parkOctober 10, 2012 at 3:38 AM

    Thanks, gloria, I like it a lot in Spanish, too!

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