In Nude By Pablo Neruda In English Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

In Nude By Pablo Neruda In English Translation



In Nude

In nude you look so simple like one of your hands,
Smooth, earthly, small, round, transparent,
You have lines of the moon, ways of the apple,
In nude you're slender like a naked stem of wheat.

In nude you are blue like the Cuban night,
You have stars and vines in your hair,
In nude you look whole and yellow
Like summer in a church of gold.

In nude you look tiny like one of your finger nails,
Curvy, subtle, rose-colored like the rising dawn
And you withdraw to the underground of the world,

As if in a large tunnel of robes and chores:
Your clarity dims, you dress and undress yourself
And other times you become a naked hand again.

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Desnuda eres tan simple como una de tus manos,
Lisa, terrestre, mínima, redonda, transparente,
Tienes líneas de luna, caminos de manzana,
Desnuda eres delgada como el trigo desnudo.

Desnuda eres azul como la noche en Cuba,
Tienes enredaderas y estrellas en el pelo,
Desnuda eres enorme y amarilla
Como el verano en una iglesia de oro.

Desnuda eres pequeña como una de tus uñas,
Curva, sutil, rosada hasta que nace el día
Y te metes en el subterráneo del mundo

Como en un largo túnel de trajes y trabajos:
Tu claridad se apaga, se viste, se deshoja
Y otra vez vuelve a ser una mano desnuda.

- Desnuda by Pablo Neruda

Saturday, April 13, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: beauty
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