«CIVIL DISPOSSESSION», TRANSLATION FROM THE POEM «DESPOJO CIVIL», BY GUADALUPE (PITA) AMOR

 

Guadalupe (Pita) Amor, la autora.

A Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Es despojo civil de las edades

el lánguido deseo que poseo,

el ávido deseo que deseo

por el eterno mar de tempestades.

Son despojo civil mis ansiedades,

es despojo civil lo que yo veo,

es despojo civil lo que yo leo,

y despojo civil son las ciudades.

Es despojo civil mi pensamiento

y es despojo civil mi entendimiento.

Es despojo civil lo que yo pienso

y es despojo civil este descenso.

Son despojo civil todas mis venas

y despojo civil todas mis penas.

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To Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz

It's civil dispossession of the ages

the languid desire I'm possessing,

this avid desire I'm desiring

by the eternal sea with all its tempests.

It's civil dispossession my anxiety,

it's civil dispossession what I'm watching,

it's civil dispossession what I'm reading,

and civil dispossession are the cities.

It's civil dispossession all my thinking

and civil dispossession is my judgement.

It's civil dispossession what I'm thinking

and civil dispossession is this falling.

And civil dispossession are my veins

and civil dispossession are my pains.

Translation:

May 8^th, 2015

Alfredo Salvador C. García

Mexico City