I do not love you... by: Pablo Neruda
I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
Translated by Stephen Tapscott
Pablo Neruda (Ricardo Eliezer Neftalí Reyes y Basoalto)
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Thanks sa pagpost.
Submitted by ruth_mostrales on January 26, 2009 - 7:48pm.
i so love this poem with all my heart... :)
shugs*
Ruthie
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salamat!
Submitted by lumawig_jacinto on January 26, 2009 - 8:09pm.
salamat!!!!! ganoon din ako.
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nice post...
Submitted by callie on January 26, 2009 - 8:16pm.
keep writing...
keep in touch..
callie
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Haaaaaaay... ang sarap
Submitted by RJ Santos on January 26, 2009 - 9:49pm.
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awww..
Submitted by serenity on January 27, 2009 - 3:07am.
nakakainlove naman. fell in love with it the first time i read it. i can feel it, like someone's reading it to/for me. thanks for sharing!
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
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coach carter
Submitted by jumpingrain on April 17, 2009 - 12:36pm.
I think this line "our deepest fear..." is from the movie Coach Carter (2005). The line was written by Marianne Williamson (or Nelson Mandela, some people think) This is very good indeed.
I read Pablo Neruda. He has this book of poems in National Bookstore. He writes differently from the poem posted above. Not all about love. If one wants to be a poet, one should get tips and styles from Pablo Neruda.
Most poets nowadays depend on difficulty of words rather than the musicality and the message.
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Istilo ng pagsusulat ni P. Neruda
Submitted by jeNadriano on May 4, 2009 - 8:47pm.
sa pagbabasa ko sa ilang mga sinulat ni p. neruda, napapansin ko na medyo may signature sya na isitlo. gumatamit sya ng mga imahe ng kalikasan at kadalasan, tungkol sa pag-ibig ang kanyang paksa.
maganda ang soundtrack ng il postino. mga tula ni p. neruda na binasa ng mga tanyag na aktor katulad nila andy garcia (tonight i can write...), julia roberts (poor fellows) at samuel jackson (leaning into the afternoons).
\mm/
Ingat.
Steady.
Peace, Love & Rock N' Roll
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it's festive...
Submitted by eiriesgarsan on April 16, 2009 - 10:24pm.
it's festive... really
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paborito ko ito!!!!
Submitted by talulot on April 16, 2009 - 10:28pm.
aaahhh ang sarap sigurong basahan ng ganitong klaseng tula!!!
"hinahangin ang talulot na malaya, mula sa bulaklak na sinta hanggang sa matabang lupa.. siya ay ligaya, musa ng pagkadakila.."
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salamat
Submitted by lumawig_jacinto on May 4, 2009 - 7:26pm.
maraming salamat at marami rin pala ang nakakagusto sa tulang ito...
"manatili ka sa aking mga paningin" - lumawig_jacinto
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Ayos
Submitted by jeNadriano on May 4, 2009 - 8:53pm.
Ayos na nagpost ka ng tula ni Pablo Neruda. Isa s'ya sa mga tinitingala ko sa pagsusulat. Kadalasan, gumagamit sya ng imahe mula sa kalikasan, at, pag-ibig ang paksa ng kanyang mga tula.
Para sa ilan sa atin na gusto matuto magsulat, ayos na basahin ang mga gawa ni P. Neruda. Cheesy, pero kakaiba yung mga imahe.
Kung nagustuhan n'yo 'to, ayos din yung TONIGHT I CAN WRITE na binasa naman ni Andy Garcia sa soundtrack ng pelikulang IL POSTINO.
orayt!
\mm/
Ingat.
Steady.
Peace, Love & Rock N' Roll
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sa Patch Adams
una ko tong narinig sa pelikulang Patch Adams (binasa nya sa harap ng libingan ng kanyang kasintahan.)
salamat sa pagbasa.
sana'y magustuhan nyo!