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Yo no se / I Don't Know
Yo estoy aqui
En una ciudad de boricua sin coqui
Viviendo en este mundo
Yo encuentro mi alegria en un bolso
Yo no quiero vivir esta vida
La vida mia me molesta
Es dificil para vivir una vida de contrario
Yo creo que yo soy un demonio
Translation:
Here I am
In a city of Puerto Ricans with out a coqui
Livin' in this world
I find my happiness in a bag
I don't wanna live this life
My life really bothers me
It's difficult to live a life of contradiction
I believe that I am a demon
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| I've read this before, and while some of its beauty may be lost in translation... I still find it relevant and powerful with a palpable hard-hitting "presence" similar to the life of a street person (not a vagrant), the type of person whose existence is a hard life, and he must be a demon in order to survive. Makes me feel the hard-hitting edge of the streets, although I don't know if that is what is meant to be expressed. |
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questions and suggestions para usted..does the coqui relate to without a penny? as the old monetary possessions?
este vida mia me molesta = esta existencia me molesta = this existence of mine weighs on me...or too heavy, torturing?
"Para creer que yo soy demonio", to create a necessary universal point about the immigrant community and individual despair.
la Francesa, nadine |
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"Yo estoy aqui
En una ciudad de boricua sin coqui"
Soy puertorriqueña y vivía en el Bronx. Sé de lo que usted está hablando.
Thank you for the enjoyable read. :) |
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Well, the first thing I had to do was look up coqui: according to dictionary.com - Coqui], PR (comunidad, FIPS 20310) Location: 17.98055 N, 66.22643 W Population (1990): 3051 (1133 housing units)Area: 2.5 sq km version).(land), 0.0 sq km (water).
That being said, I guess you've written something down (I feel the same of both the Spanish and English
I think you should search a thesaurus for another synonym to the word "Vida" I find the usage, a bit repetitive--in such a short piece. |
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Comment by: robind - 2007-09-09 09:43
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| This poem speaks to me because it makes one think about how hard and confusing life can be and taps into those feelings. I like this poem very much. I'm not a poet, therefore I do not have any suggestions on changing anything. |
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