Peso Ancestral by Alfonsina Storni
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Album AP Spanish Literature and Culture

Peso Ancestral by Alfonsina Storni

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Alfonsina Storni

Peso Ancestral Annotated

Tú me dijiste: no lloró mi padre;
tú me dijiste: no lloró mi abuelo;
no han llorado los hombres de mi raza,
eran de acero.

Así diciendo te brotó una lágrima
y me cayó en la boca... más veneno.
Yo no he bebido nunca en otro vaso
así pequeño.

Débil mujer, pobre mujer que entiende
dolor de siglos conocí al beberlo:
¡Oh, el alma mía soportar no puede
todo su peso!

English Translation

You told me: My father never cried;
You told me: My grandfather never cried;
The men of my race never cried,
they were steel.

While you spoke, a tear welled up
and fell to my mouth . . . the most venom
I’ve ever drunk from a cup
so small.

Frail woman, poor woman, who understands
the pain of centuries I tasted in that drink:
Oh, this soul of mine can’t bear
all your weight!

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