went down to the beach(to play one day)
and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles,and
so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles,and
milly befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were;
whose rays five languid fingers were;
and molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and
may came home with a smooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone.
as small as a world and as large as alone.
For whatever we lose(like a you or a me)
it's always ourselves we find in the sea
it's always ourselves we find in the sea
(E. E. Cummings)
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maggie y milly y molly y mayo
bajaron a la playa(a jugar un día)
y maggie descubrió una concha que cantaba
tan dulcemente que olvidó sus problemas,y
bajaron a la playa(a jugar un día)
y maggie descubrió una concha que cantaba
tan dulcemente que olvidó sus problemas,y
milly se hizo amiga de una estrella varada
cuyos rayos cinco lánguidos dedos eran;y
a molly la persiguió una criatura horrible
que corría de lado mientras burbujas soplaba,y
mayo volvió a casa con una piedra lisa y redonda
tan pequeña como un mundo y tan grande como sola.
Perdamos lo que perdamos(como un tú o un yo)
siempre es nosotros lo que hallamos en el mar
(traducción de Álvaro Torres Ruiz)