The Mountain and the River
In my country there is a mountain.
In my country there is a river.
Come with me.
Night climbs up to the mountain.
Hunger goes down to the river.
Come with me.
Who are those who suffer?
I do not know, but they are my people.
Come with me.
I do not know, but they call to me
and they say to me: “We suffer.”
Come with me.
And they say to me: “Your people,
your luckless people,
between the mountain and the river,
with hunger and grief,
they do not want to struggle alone,
they are waiting for you, friend.”
by Pablo Neruda
from The Captains Verses
New Directions Books, 1972
Original Spanish at “read more”
El Monte y El Rio
En mi patria hay un monte
En mi patria hay un rio.
Ven conmigo.
La noche al monte sube.
El hambre baja al rio.
Ven conmigo.
Quiénes son los que sufren?
No sé, pero son míos.
Ven conmigo.
No sé, pero me llaman
y me dicen: “Sufrimos.”
Ven Conmigo.
Y me dicen: “Tu pueblo,
tu pueblo desdichado,
entre el monte y el rio,
con hambre y con dolores,
no quiere luchar solo,
te está esperando, amigo”
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