CH.16 ) Songs and music of the Ynga and the rest of the men of this kingdom and the yndios named haravi(song of love) and uanca(song), pingollo(flute), quena quena(Indian dance) in the general language of quichiua, aymara. Says this:
"Song of love, is it unfortunate,queen, that separates us? Is it because you my little blue flower, my sour flower? In my head, in the center of my heart I will take you everywhere. Like a water mirror you are an illusion. Like water mirror you are a lie. Who are you? Will I rest with my love? It is your untruthful mother that separates us from death and it is your father that is the enemy that causes us poorness. Maybe, Queen, thats how God made it, Oh mighty man. We will both meet and that God will unite us! When I remember your happy eyes, I loose all senses. When I remember those flirting eyes, I get sick. It's the truth, Inka, It's the truth, sir! Of that committee who induces crying, do you come with your flower heart? Crying for rivers and towns Encima de Kantur, in the pass of Saphi I wait for you. My love Siqulla."
I choose this specific song because it sounds like a tragic love story and i always enjoy a love story. I understood it like a low class man and a high class person trying to be together but it is bad in society and their parents separating them .
This was an interesting passage to read and probably to translate. It seems a bit poetic and contrasts much of the other stories in the book. This is a story that is still relevant and interests people today. I thought your translation made a lot of sense but who was writing it? Why was it included in the book?
ReplyDeletei think maybe its there so that the king could see more of how the indians tell their storys. i think its an indian song that tells a story between two people. we do know that he wanted the king to think more about how they were treting the indians and to see who they are as people and not animals.
DeleteIn my point of view a poor peasant was writing this letter to express himself to his love letting her know that they will never be able to be together because of all the obstacles they face. It was included in the book to explain what kind of music they listened to and how they sent out messages to people. I hope this helps you understandably to this passage it was quite difficult for me to understand also.
DeleteI really enjoyed this translation because like Buffy said, it's a lot different than the other passages. At first, I didn't quite understand what it meant but your analysis at the end helped me grasp that it was a story of love. Like you said, parents separated the lovers so they aren't able to see eachother. But he states that they will meet again when they are in heaven. And whoever wrote this, believes that God will reunite them. Thank you for this passage!
ReplyDeleteNo problem, but yeah it was kind of hard to understand until I read both passages multiple times to get what it meant.
DeleteIt was pretty interesting this song you translate. I read the real passage of the chapter you chose and from what I understood of the song is that who ever wrote that song wanted to tell the person that they wouldn't be together because of her (to who was wrote to) parents: specially her dad. To the Indians, music was life, a life style if it can be say like that.
ReplyDeleteYes, it does explain that. It is a sort of an Indian Romeo & Juliet in a way.
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ReplyDeleteI am shocked anyone was able to translate this story! When I read it, I had no idea what most if not all the words meant. Having said this, how do you think their parents impacted the lives of these two individuals other than not letting them get married? Once again, great job with the translation.
ReplyDeleteAlejandra, great job at translating this song, you did a good job and it really grabbed my attention what the author or the person who wrote it meant to say in this song. Although I like better how the song sounds in Spanish.
ReplyDeleteAlejandra great job translating this I looked at the original and it looks so difficult to translate. This passage looks really interesting to read and translate. I like how the song sounds in English and in Spanish.
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