7 de junio de 2009

Alfredo Cuervo Barrero - Queda prohibido

This poem is still being translated.

Este poema ha sido falsamente atribuido a Pablo Neruda en numerosas páginas de internet (actualmente más de 20.000), por motivos que se desconocen. Para saber más al respecto, se puede leer una noticia de la Fundación Pablo Neruda sobre tres poemas falsamente atribuidos a Neruda.

This poem has been falsely attributed to Pablo Neruda in a great number of internet websites (nowadays more than 20,000). You can read an article from 'Fundación Pablo Neruda' about three poems falsely attributed to Neruda (translated by Google).

Alfredo Cuervo Barrero
Queda prohibido
    Alfredo Cuervo Barrero
It is forbiden
 
     
¿Qué es lo verdaderamente importante?,   ---
busco en mi interior la respuesta,   ---
y me es tan difícil de encontrar.   ---
Falsas ideas invaden mi mente,   ---
acostumbrada a enmascarar lo que no entiende,   ---
aturdida en un mundo de irreales ilusiones,   ---
donde la vanidad, el miedo, la riqueza,   ---
la violencia, el odio, la indiferencia,   ---
se convierten en adorados héroes,   ---
¡no me extraña que exista tanta confusión,   ---
tanta lejanía de todo, tanta desilusión!   ---
Me preguntas cómo se puede ser feliz,   ---
cómo entre tanta mentira puede uno convivir,   ---
cada cual es quien se tiene que responder,   ---
aunque para mí, aquí, ahora y para siempre:   ---
     
Queda prohibido llorar sin aprender,   It is forbiden to cry without learning,
levantarte un día sin saber qué hacer,   to wake up one day not knowing what to do,
tener miedo a tus recuerdos.   to be afraid of your memories.
     
Queda prohibido no sonreír a los problemas,   It is forbiden not to smile at problems,
no luchar por lo que quieres,   not to fight for what you want,
abandonarlo todo por miedo,   to abandon everything because of the fear,
no convertir en realidad tus sueños.   not to transform your deams into reality.
     
Queda prohibido no demostrar tu amor,   It is forbiden not to show your love,
hacer que alguien pague tus deudas y el mal humor.   to make someone pay for your debts and the bad humor.
     
Queda prohibido dejar a tus amigos,   It is forbiden to leave your friends,
no intentar comprender lo que vivieron juntos,   not to try to understand what you lived together,
llamarles sólo cuando los necesitas.   to call them only when you need them.
     
Queda prohibido no ser tú ante la gente,   It is forbiden not to be yourself in public,
fingir ante las personas que no te importan,   to feign with people you don't care about,
hacerte el gracioso con tal de que te recuerden,   to fake being funny just to make them remember you,
olvidar a toda la gente que te quiere.   to forget all the people who love you.
     
Queda prohibido no hacer las cosas por ti mismo,   It is forbiden not to make things by yourself,
no creer en Dios y hacer tu destino,   not to believe in God and forge your fate,
tener miedo a la vida y a sus compromisos,   to be afraid of life and its engagements,
no vivir cada día como si fuera un último suspiro.   not to live each day like it was a last sigh.
     
Queda prohibido echar a alguien de menos sin   It is forbiden to miss someone without
alegrarte, olvidar sus ojos, su risa,   cheering, to forget his eyes, his smile,
todo porque sus caminos han dejado de abrazarse,   just because your paths stopped being embraced,
olvidar su pasado y pagarlo con su presente.   to forget his past and paying it with his present.
     
Queda prohibido no intentar comprender a las personas,   It is forbiden not to try to understand people,
pensar que sus vidas valen mas que la tuya,   to think that their lifes are more valuable than yours,
no saber que cada uno tiene su camino y su dicha.   not to know that each one has his way and his happiness.
     
Queda prohibido no crear tu historia,   It is forbiden not to create your history,
no tener un momento para la gente que te necesita,   not to have a moment for the people who need you,
no comprender que lo que la vida te da, también te lo quita.   not to understand that whatever life gives to you, it takes it away as well.
     
 
Traducción: es2en

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Fully translated:

Alfredo Cuervo Barrero
Queda prohibido Alfredo Cuervo Barrero
It is forbiden


¿Qué es lo verdaderamente importante?, What is truly important?
busco en mi interior la respuesta, I look for the answer inside myself
y me es tan difícil de encontrar. And it is so hard to find it
Falsas ideas invaden mi mente, False ideas invade my mind
acostumbrada a enmascarar lo que no entiende, Used to disguise what it doesn’t understand
aturdida en un mundo de irreales ilusiones, Confused in a world of fake illusions
donde la vanidad, el miedo, la riqueza, Where vanity, fear, wealth
la violencia, el odio, la indiferencia, Violence, hate, indifference
se convierten en adorados héroes, Are the worshipped heroes
¡no me extraña que exista tanta confusión, I am not amazed there is so much confusion!
tanta lejanía de todo, tanta desilusión! So much distancing from all, so much disenchantment
Me preguntas cómo se puede ser feliz, You ask me, how can one be happy
cómo entre tanta mentira puede uno convivir, How can one live among so much deceit
cada cual es quien se tiene que responder, Each one has to answer for themselves
aunque para mí, aquí, ahora y para siempre: Though for me, now and forever:

Queda prohibido llorar sin aprender, It is forbidden to cry without learning,
levantarte un día sin saber qué hacer, to wake up one day not knowing what to do,
tener miedo a tus recuerdos. to be afraid of your memories.

Queda prohibido no sonreír a los problemas, It is forbidden not to smile at your problems,
no luchar por lo que quieres, not to fight for what you want. It is forbidden
abandonarlo todo por miedo, to abandon everything because you are scared of making
no convertir en realidad tus sueños. your dreams come true

Queda prohibido no demostrar tu amor, It is forbidden not to show your love,
hacer que alguien pague tus deudas y el mal humor. It is forbidden to make someone pay for your debts and to be in a bad mood.

Queda prohibido dejar a tus amigos, It is forbidden to leave your friends,
no intentar comprender lo que vivieron juntos, not to try to understand the memories made together,
llamarles sólo cuando los necesitas. and call them only when you need them.

Queda prohibido no ser tú ante la gente, It is forbidden not to be yourself in public,
fingir ante las personas que no te importan, to pretend with people you don't care about,
hacerte el gracioso con tal de que te recuerden, to be funny just so they will remember you,
olvidar a toda la gente que te quiere. to forget all the people who really love you.

Queda prohibido no hacer las cosas por ti mismo, It is forbidden not to do things by yourself,
no creer en Dios y hacer tu destino, not to believe in God and forge your own destiny,
tener miedo a la vida y a sus compromisos, to be afraid of life and its commitments,
no vivir cada día como si fuera un último suspiro. not to live each day as if it was your last sigh.

Queda prohibido echar a alguien de menos sin It is forbiden to miss someone without
alegrarte, olvidar sus ojos, su risa, Cheering up when remembering them, to forget their eyes, their smile,
todo porque sus caminos han dejado de abrazarse, just because your paths stopped embracing,
olvidar su pasado y pagarlo con su presente. to forget their past; paying it only with their present.

Queda prohibido no intentar comprender a las personas, It is forbidden not to try to understand people,
pensar que sus vidas valen mas que la tuya, to think that their lives are more valuable than yours,
no saber que cada uno tiene su camino y su dicha. not to know that each one has their path and their glory

Queda prohibido no crear tu historia, It is forbiden not to create your own story,
no tener un momento para la gente que te necesita, not to have a moment for people who need you,
no comprender que lo que la vida te da, también te lo quita. not to understand that whatever life gives it can also take away

Unknown dijo...

Alfredo Cuervo Barrero
It is forbiden


What is truly important?
I look for the answer inside myself
And it is so hard to find it
False ideas invade my mind
Used to disguise what it doesn’t understand
Confused in a world of fake illusions
Where vanity, fear, wealth
Violence, hate, indifference
Are the worshipped heroes
I am not amazed there is so much confusion!
So much distancing from all, so much disenchantment
You ask me, how can one be happy
How can one live among so much deceit
Each one has to answer for themselves
Though for me, now and forever:

It is forbidden to cry without learning,
to wake up one day not knowing what to do,
to be afraid of your memories.

It is forbidden not to smile at your problems,
not to fight for what you want. It is forbidden
to abandon everything because you are scared of making
your dreams come true

It is forbidden not to show your love,
It is forbidden to make someone pay for your debts and to be in a bad mood.

It is forbidden to leave your friends,
not to try to understand the memories made together,
and call them only when you need them.

It is forbidden not to be yourself in public,
to pretend with people you don't care about,
to be funny just so they will remember you,
to forget all the people who really love you.

It is forbidden not to do things by yourself,
not to believe in God and forge your own destiny,
to be afraid of life and its commitments,
not to live each day as if it was your last sigh.

It is forbiden to miss someone without
Cheering up when remembering them, to forget their eyes, their smile,
just because your paths stopped embracing,
to forget their past; paying it only with their present.

It is forbidden not to try to understand people,
to think that their lives are more valuable than yours,
not to know that each one has their path and their glory

It is forbiden not to create your own story,
not to have a moment for people who need you,
not to understand that whatever life gives it can also take away