Tus manos son mi caricia — Mario Benedetti
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Al fijarme en los desnudos que le hice a Joanne Chabot (su seudónimo) me vino la idea de enfocar en la gracia de sus manos. Es evidente que Chabot como la chica del mismo nombre ya olvidada del Ballet de la Opera de Paris tiene la sangre de la bailarina en sus venas.
Upon reviewing the nudes I once took of Joanne Chabot (not her real name) I had the idea of focusing on her graceful hands. It is obvious that Joanne Chabot and her namesake, a forgotten ballerina of the 19th century Paris Opera Ballet, have dancers’ blood running in their veins.
I Love You (English translation below)
te quiero porque tus manos
trabajan por la justicia.
Si te quiero es porque sos
mi amor mi cómplice y todo
y en la calle codo a codo
somos mucho más que dos.
que mira y siembra futuro.
Tu boca que es tuya y mía
Si te quiero es porque sos
y todo y en la calle codo a codo
somos mucho más que dos.
porque sos pueblo te quiero.
Y porque amor no es aureola
que sabe que no está sola.
aunque no tenga permiso.
Si te quiero es porque sos
mi amor mi cómplice y todo
y en la calle codo a codo
somos mucho más que dos…
I love you because your hands
if I love you it’s because you are
my love my accomplice and my everything
and in the street arm in arm
we are many more than two
that looks and plants the future
your mouth that is yours and mine
I love you because your mouth
knows how to shout rebellion
if I love you it’s because you are
my love my accomplice and my everything
and in the street arm in arm
we are many more than two
and your wanderer’s footstep
and your weeping for the world
because you are of the people I love you.
and because love is not a halo
and because we are a couple
that knows it is not alone
I love you in my paradise
which is to say that in my ideal country
without even having permission
if I love you it’s because you are
my love my accomplice and my everything
and in the street arm in arm
we are many more than two
Originally published at http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com.
