Dec 1, 2011 17:42
12 yrs ago
Spanish term
Pamela Carmell
las hierbas de los placeres de la ciudad
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
contemporary Cuban poetry
This is contained in a poem by Cuban Nancy Morejon, talking about a boy who has grown up on the streets of a Havana slum but who is kind and generous to everyone. The entire passage is this
Vivio sin conocer las letra impresa,
sin haber leido las sagradas escrituras
en los libros suntuosos
pero era un sabio ante cualquier proverbio,
ante cualquier circunstancia amarga
y ante las hierbas de los placeres de la ciudad.
Vivio sin conocer las letra impresa,
sin haber leido las sagradas escrituras
en los libros suntuosos
pero era un sabio ante cualquier proverbio,
ante cualquier circunstancia amarga
y ante las hierbas de los placeres de la ciudad.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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the weeds of the pleasures of the city
self-explanatory. I think the meter sounds ok, depending on the rest of the translation
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This suggestion is in keeping with the rest of my translation in style, rhythm and directness of expression. Thank you."
1 hr
Ion Zubizarreta
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Audiovisual Translator - ENG>ESL/BAQ
Native in: Basque 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Basque, Spanish to Basque, and 1 more.
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4
confronted by the weeds of the city's pleasures
This would be my way of translating this part of the poem. I don't know if it's intentional, but the poem is missing the accents and it should be "la letra impresa" not "las tetra impresa"
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-01 19:12:57 GMT)
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Vivió sin conocer la letra impresa,
sin haber leído las sagradas escrituras
en los libros suntuosos
pero era un sabio ante cualquier proverbio,
ante cualquier circunstancia amarga
y ante las hierbas de los placeres de la ciudad.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-01 19:17:23 GMT)
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probably it would be better to add "when":
and when confronted by the weeds of the city's pleasures
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-01 19:12:57 GMT)
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Vivió sin conocer la letra impresa,
sin haber leído las sagradas escrituras
en los libros suntuosos
pero era un sabio ante cualquier proverbio,
ante cualquier circunstancia amarga
y ante las hierbas de los placeres de la ciudad.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-01 19:17:23 GMT)
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probably it would be better to add "when":
and when confronted by the weeds of the city's pleasures
+1
14 hrs
the city's rank pleasures
rank: "growing too thickly and coarsely"
Peer comment(s):
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Jenni Lukac (X)
2 days 2 hrs
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thanks so much Jenni, best regards! - Deborah
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20 hrs
Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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227
the untamed pleasures of the city
I would have rather read the whole poem, but could not locate it on the Internet.
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