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    Category: Lost in Translation

    My soul, mad as a moth,

    Dear Auta, The poems in your Horto (1900, ‘Garden’ or ‘Orchard’) address the topics of death, idealized love, childhood, romantic loss, spirituality, and the sublimation of suffering…… Read more “My soul, mad as a moth,”

    8 de July de 20208 de July de 2020 by juliana

    But white roses have grown

    Hi, folks, This song, written by Mickey 3D, was inspired by Sophie Scholl and the non-violent resistance movement The White Rose, mentioned in the previous post. Below, you can…… Read more “But white roses have grown”

    19 de November de 201810 de January de 2020 by juliana

    To light a fire in the night

    FIRE IN THE NIGHT Hélio Pellegrino (tr. Juliana Brina) We’ll light a fire in the night. Come here, hold this newspaper scrap, while I  strike the match.…… Read more “To light a fire in the night”

    29 de October de 20188 de November de 2018 by juliana

    Howling out of beauty

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwQq6y29YSA My awkward attempt at translating the lyrics: “Beautiful Oh well, see, the lambs are still slurping from their freshly shaven mothers And see how the young…… Read more “Howling out of beauty”

    10 de June de 201810 de January de 2020 by juliana

    Migrating from one waiting room to another

    “Human rights Having faith is lazy and coward. Lazy for assuming a story to be true without wanting to test it. Coward because one discards the doubt…… Read more “Migrating from one waiting room to another”

    28 de May de 201828 de May de 2018 by hanwenn

    On sad days no one talks of birds

    “On sad days no one talks of birds – by Filipa Leal On sad days no one talks of birds We ring up friends and they are…… Read more “On sad days no one talks of birds”

    26 de June de 201727 de June de 2017 by juliana

    it was clear as a streetcar: I am a flower

    “Triumph of Love II – by Belcampo When the wind blew over the village, it also blew across the impenetrable woods, and the castle within, which was…… Read more “it was clear as a streetcar: I am a flower”

    6 de June de 2017 by hanwenn

    And the fruits gleamed in that light

    “Of the voice of things – by Fiama Hasse Pais Brandao Only the wind’s blast gives lyrical sound to the windmill’s blades. Only the things touched by…… Read more “And the fruits gleamed in that light”

    23 de May de 201731 de May de 2017 by juliana

    if this signal flashes out so feebly in the dark

    “Woman overboard – by Margarida Vale de Gato MAYDAY I call, because the war goes on; and empty is the vessel in which I left – it…… Read more “if this signal flashes out so feebly in the dark”

    19 de May de 2017 by juliana

    I dig into the heart a well of salt

    “I dig into the heart a well of salt, so as to give drink to the traveler I was. I let the wind drag with it the…… Read more “I dig into the heart a well of salt”

    7 de April de 20178 de May de 2017 by juliana

    A still light in the middle of the whirlwind

    “There are men opening their hands like books Intense surfaces without noise – the springs On smooth rock, in the unforeseen desert Silence is warm. It is…… Read more “A still light in the middle of the whirlwind”

    31 de March de 20178 de May de 2017 by juliana

    I am an ocean of waiting

    Ebb by M. Vasalis I withdraw and wait. This is the time that won’t go amiss: Every minute turns itself into future. I am an ocean of…… Read more “I am an ocean of waiting”

    1 de March de 20178 de May de 2017 by juliana

    Poem stains

    Dear Charlotte, I found your poem on a collection of Dutch and Flemish poetry. It immediately left salt stains on my hands, as I tried to translate…… Read more “Poem stains”

    30 de January de 20178 de May de 2017 by juliana

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