CANTO
(24 Variations on a Verse by Francisco Santos)
i
Llévate este silencio
de
ave
para que conozcas
el
vuelo
de mi
canto
ii
Take this silence
of a
bird
that you may know
the flight
of my
song
iii
Flight of my song
take
that you
may know
the silence
of this
bird
iv
Take
the silence
of a bird
that you
may know
how my song
flies
v
The how of this song
you take:
know
my may flight
of silence,
bird
vi
You know that how
my silence flies
takes the song
of a may bird
vii
Take
how my song
flies the silence
of a bird
that you
may
know
viii
That you may know
the song
of my flight
take
this silence
of a bird
ix
The flight of my
silent song
take
that you may know
the bird
of my how
x
How
take
the flight
of my song?
That you may know
the bird of my
xi
The how of this song
you take to know
my may
flight of silence
bird
xii
Flight of silence
bird of my may
take that you know
the how of my song
xiii
Bird of my flight
this song take
that you may know
how
silence
xiv
How may you fly
bird
of my silence
take
know
the song
xv
How may you know?
Take this,
my bird of silence,
the flight
of my song
xvi
Take
silence
this bird
know
flight
canto
xvii
Canto
flight
bird
know
take
silence
xviii
You that know
the silence of May,
take this bird –
how my song
flies!
xix
Song of my flight
take this
that you may know
my silence
– bird
xx
Song
flight
my bird
take
that this silence
you may know
xxi
The silence of my,
take
that you may know
the song
of how
the bird
flies
xxii
Silence of my
bird
take this song
that you may know
how to fly
xxiii
How may flight’s song
of this bird
take silence
that you know?
xxiv
Bird of my silence
how take this flight
that you may know
song?
xxv
Llévate este silencio
de
ave
para que comprendas
el
vuelo
de mi
canto
«± ±»
franciscosantos
has published three collections of poetry, Chichigalpa
& otros poemas (Editorial ASEL,
1972), Viendo y volviendo(Editorial
Presbere, Costa Rica, 1986), and Media Noche Desnuda (Window
Press, Toronto, 1998). A bilingual edition
of selected poems, Undressing the Night (trans. Brian
Campbell), is soon to appear this year through Editorial Lunes,
Costa Rica. Santos’ poems have
appeared in reviews and periodicals in Latin America, Spain, Canada and
USA. Born in Nicaragua, he now lives in Toronto and is a Canadian
citizen. NB, In Canto, verse xxv first appeared in Viendo
y volviendo, and in Undressing the
Night will appear beside its translation, verse ii.
briancampbell’s first book, Guatemala and Other Poems, was published in 1994 by Window Press in Toronto. His poetry has appeared in a number of reviews including Poetry Canada Review, New Canadian Review, Grain and The New Quarterly. Poetry is forthcoming in Prairie Fire. Undressing the Night, a translation of selected poems of the Nicaraguan poet Francisco Santos, is soon to be published by Editorial Lunes, Costa Rica. He lives in Montreal.
allensutterfield is a poet/visual artist who has founded a number of spaces and series where poetry is performed, including Gallery 76 (open 76 days in 1976 in Vancouver, Canada), Gallery No (1986-90 in Toronto) and the Art Bar Reading Series, which continues in Toronto as the longest-running poetry series in Canada. American born, he is a Canadian citizen and currently resides in Guelph, Ontario.
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