If to recover what was recovered
I had to first lose what was lost,
If to obtain the obtainable
I had to bear what was borne,
If to be in love now
It was necessary to have been hurt,
I have well suffered what was suffered,
I have well cried what was cried.
Because after everything I have proved
That one cannot enjoy the enjoyable
Until after having suffered.
Because after everything I have understood
That what the tree has visibly in bloom
Thrives of what is buried beneath.
Francisco Luis Bernárdez (1900 - 1978) Argentina
Translated by Sarah Salazar
Source: The English Centre
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