an Inca song

My mother bore me,
Ah!
Within a raincloud,
Ah!
That I might weep with the rain,
Ah!
That I might whirl with the cloud,
Ah!

translated from the Quechua into French by R. & M. d’Harcourt
translated from the French into English by John Bierhorst

7 thoughts on “an Inca song

  1. Dear Leonard Durso. Although I am leaving Pearls, my blog behind soon. I wish to still follow your blog. Thank you for being part of my faithful Core<3 Hugs, Isabella

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