Poetry at Sangam
Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.
Tlapayajtotomej se
Kimixmantiliaj tepemej inka inmastlakapaltsitsiuan
Patlanej kekelojtiuej ipeyoyotsin Tlanakastlan
Tsajtsej chikauak iuan oksekimej inkuikaltsin tlapayajtotomej
nomiyakiliaj ne ipan tlajko atlajtle Tepilaj
Ikuitlapantsin on totomej kapostikej
uajlo ajakatsintle kuajuastij tlaltsintle
Kualtsin kinauatsiaj xopanko
ika ajakatsintle uan noyolitsia ne tlatlajko sinyoj
Nokaua sa se okualkanajuaxtsintle
uan popoliue ikuatipan okokojtin
Golondrinas uno
Abren sus alas para emparejar los cerros
Vuelan acariciando la piel de Tlanakastlan
Gritan con otras golondrinas y el eco de su canto
se multiplica sobre los labios del Río Tepila
Detrás de ellas
viene el viento a secar la tierra
Y con los soplos de las mazorcas
despiden a la primavera
Solo queda un rocío transparente
desvaneciéndose en la punta de los ocotes
Swallows I
They extend their wings to reach the peaks
They fly, stroking the skin of Tlanakastlan 1
They cry with other swallows and the echo of their song
multiplies upon the lips of the Tepila River
Behind them
the wind comes to dry the earth
And with gusts through the cornfields
they say farewell to Spring
Only a clear dew remains
fading at the tips of the ocotes 2
NOTES
(1) Tlanakastlan is located at the edge of a mountain called Topiltepetl (Spanish, ‘Cerro Guardián’; English, ‘Guardian Mountain’) in the community of Atzacoaloya, Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero, Mexico.
(2) ocote: Pinus montezumae. A resinous pine native to Mexico and Central America.
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