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This Is Not Poem

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You cannot extinguish the water,

Nor burn the fire.

You cannot pollute the black,

Nor lighten the sun.

You cannot write a poem to Poem.

This is a prose.

I love you...

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updated Oct 8, 2013
edited by krc_93
posted by krc_93
I now notice this is rather old. Never mind, it still deserves our best efforts. - annierats, Jun 15, 2013

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Oh, this is a nice challenge for a Sunday afternoon! Thank you krc. I'm making the assumption that you're talking to the beloved in tu-form. Here is my effort:

No puedes extinguir al agua,

ni quemar al fuego ,

No puedes oscurecer al negro,

ni dar luz al sol.

No puedes escribir un poema a Poema,

Te escribo en prosa:

Te quiero.

updated Oct 8, 2013
posted by annierats
thank you very much for your efforts, I am happy to see that you spend your time for me. Muchas gracias! - krc_93, Oct 8, 2013
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Muchas gracias. Es muy bello--su poema. Perdón--podría permitirme tratar de traducir:

*No se puede apagar aqua,

no se puede quemar fuego,

no se puede borrar noche

ni blanquear el sol.

No se puede escribir un poema

a todos poemas.

Así que aquí están mi prosa y la rosa de mi amor para tú.*

updated Jun 15, 2013
edited by EugenioCosta
posted by EugenioCosta
I hink you've handled the ' se ' form admirably. So I tired the tu-form.. - annierats, Jun 15, 2013
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Could you translate it please?

updated Apr 21, 2012
posted by krc_93