A Madona Poesia (To My Lady of Poetry)

Alfonsina Storni 1892 (Sala Capriasca) – 1938 (Mar del Plata)



AQUI a tus pies lanzada, pecadora,
contra tu tierra azul, mi cara oscura,
tú, virgen entre ejércitos de palmas
que no encanecen como los humanos.

No me atrevo a mirar tus ojos puros
ni a tocarte la mano milagrosa;
miro hacia atrás y un río de lujurias
me ladra contra tí, sin Culpa Alzada.

Una pequeña rama verdecida
en tu orla pongo con humilde intento
de pecar menos, por tu fina gracia,

ya que vivir cortada de tu sombra
posible no me fue, que me cegaste
cuando nacida con tus hierros bravos.

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Translation:

I throw myself here at your feet, sinful,
my dark face against your blue earth,
you the virgin among armies of palm trees
that never grow old as humans do.

I don't dare look at your pure eyes
or dare touch your miraculous hand:
I look behind me and a river of rashness
urges me guiltlessly on against you.

With a promise to mend my ways through your
divine grace, I humbly place on your
hem a little green branch,
for I couldn't have possibly lived
cut off from your shadow, since you blinded me
at birth with your fierce branding iron.   

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 17, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB BBBC CCX ACB XXBC BCBX AAXCXX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,118
Words 199
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 6

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