el cuerpo, criatura delicada::the body, delicate creature
"El cuerpo, criatura delicada,
tierno como las rosas en el alba,
conserva su frescura primera junto al miedo
que vive de él, y en soledad profunda
lo devora con un afán intenso
de perfección.
El cuerpo es morada pasajera
del espíritu nómada,
su consuelo,
su fiel compañía generosa,
su sombra en la llanura
sin rumores,
su imagen sorprendida,
su grito sin color
y su esperanza.”
Fernando Paz Castillo
(Venezuela, 1893- 1981)
"The body, delicate creature,
tender as roses at dawn,
preserves his primal freshness touching fear
which lives off him, and in deep solitude
devours him with intense eagerness
of perfection.
The body is fleeting abode
for the nomadic spirit,
his comfort,
his faithful generous company,
his shadow on the plain
without rumors,
his image surprised,
his cry without color
and his hope."
Fernando Paz Castillo
(Venezuela, 1893-1981)
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