Delmira Agustini -Los retratos-

Los retratos

Si os asomarais a mi alma como a una estancia profunda, veríais cuánto la entenebrece e ilumina la intrincada galería de los Desconocidos …Figuras incógnitas que, acaso, una sola vez en la vida pasaron por mi lado sin mirarme, y están fijas allá dentro como clavadas con astros …


The portraits

If you looked into my soul as into a large room, you would see how darkened and illumined it is by the intricate gallery of unknown men …Unknown figures that perhaps only once in life passed by my side without looking at me, and are fixed deep inside me as if nailed with stars …

Translated by Alejandro Cáceres