A Translation

here's a little translation really quickly...

i need to explain the title of this blog. its a verse from one of my favorite poems, a poem which is both simple and beautiful. for me thats always been what i like in a poem - not somebody showing off an incredible vocabulary because thats not soul. soul is finding the right words, simple as they may be. not too much. not too little. just enough to say exactly what you want to say and not overdo it.

jose julian marti was born on the 28th of january 1853 in havana cuba. artist, intellectual, leader of men, vanguard of a new age, "yo soy un hombre sincero [i am a sincere man]" is the most famous of his collection of poems "versos sencillos [simple verses]"

here's a quote with translation below each verse. much prettier in spanish.

yo soy un hombre sincero
de donde crece la palma
y antes de morirme quiero
echar mis versos de alma

i am a smiple man
from where the palm tree grows
and before i die, i want
to write down the verses of my soul

...todo es hermoso y constante
todo es musica y razon
y todo, como el diamante,
antes de luz es carbon...

everything is beautiful and constant
everything is music and light
and everything, like the diamond
before light is carbon

if anybody speaks spanish [raghu?] please tell me so i can practice with you...its hard to keep fluency if you dont speak.