Brokenmusic
2008; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 2008; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/sir.0.0011
ISSN1554-7655
Autores Tópico(s)Musicology and Musical Analysis
ResumoBrokenmusic Nathalie Handal (bio) Maybe when you are ready for music every instrument around is brokenMaybe when you are ready for freedom the heart can no longer beatMaybe when you grow madness you find what you were meant to seeMaybe if you show me how desire begsplay a tune in e-minor the slow river of wings willreveal itself. But it had to come to this instead: A broken violin the heart, unsolved an argument with Jesus or Mohammed – exile has its ways. Now your breath, a flat tune limping its way around the wake of your mouth. [End Page 130] Música titubeante Nathalie Handal Translated by Mariana Past (bio) Quizás cuando uno está preparado para la música todos los instrumento están rotosQuizás cuando uno está preparado para recibir la libertad el corazón ya no puede latirQuizás cuando uno cultiva la locura uno ve lo que uno realmente ha de verQuizás si me mostraras cómo mendiga el deseotocarías una melodía en mi menor y el lento río de alasse dejaría ver. Pero en cambio, llegamos a lo siguiente: Un violín roto el corazón, sin resolver un argumento con Jesús o Mohamed – el exilio tiene su propia personalidad. Ahora tu aliento, una música en bemol que cojea alrededor de la estela de tu boca. [End Page 131] Mariana Past Mariana Past se desempeña como profesora de literatura caribeña en Dickinson College. Recibió su doctorado de Duke University, enfocándose en la literatura y la historia del Caribe hispano y francés, publicando artículos en Journal of Haitian Studies, Del Caribe, y en la Revista de la Casa de las Américas. Mariana Past Mariana Past is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Spanish at Dicksinson College. She completed her graduate work in Romance Studies at Duke University, focusing on Spanish and French Caribbean literature and history. She has published articles in the Journal of Haitian Studies, Del Caribe, and in the Revista de la Casa de las Américas. Nathalie Handal Nathalie Handal es poeta, dramaturga y escritora que ha vivido en Europa, el Caribe, Latinoamérica, y el mundo árabe. Sus obras han aparecido en numerosas antologías y revistas y han sido traducidos a más de quince idiomas. La radio NPR y PBS, y artículos del New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle y Reuters han tratado sobre ella. Nathalie Handal Nathalie Handal is a poet, playwright and writer who has lived in Europe, the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Arab world. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines and has been translated into more than 15 languages. She has been featured on NPR and PBS Radio as well as in The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle and Reuters. Copyright © 2008 Dickinson College, Johns Hopkins University Press, autores, artistas (authors, artists)
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