Isabel del Rio

My translation of a poem from 'Walden or Life in the Woods' by Henry David Thoreau. This is a project launched by Árdora Ediciones, with several poets contributing with their translations. Here is my translation into Spanish: And here are my comments:

Not for nothing you said “Welcome to Hell!” when we first met. You were as hot as hell, but I was warned that you tirelessly gave hell to everyone. How in hell did I fall for you? I soon realised you were no hell of a man, and ours turned out to be a match made in hell. Sure as hell, you became hell on earth, and loving you embodied a living hell. Who the hell did you think you were? There was no hope in hell and, scaring the hell out of me, you looked like hell i

Obsession number one look around you, but keep it to yourself: this is the gratuitous strife we were invited to, this is the scene where affliction wrecks the sienna-heart well before the end is due: you may choose to deliver a message of no surrender, but your death will remain a pending matter Obsession number two oh, the gleeful state of minds accepting the ticking of a lifespan as more than what it is: might we bear witness to this delusion, blood a pot of ink an