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CÉSAR VALLEJO César Vallejo in the summer of 1929 CÉSAR VALLEJO The Complete Posthumous Poetry Translated by Clayton Eshleman & José Rubia Barcia X X X UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of Califomia Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of Califomia Press, Ltd. London, England ISBN 0-520-03648-4 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 77-93472 Copyright @ 1978 by The Regents of the University of California Designed by Bob Cato Printed in the United Ctates of America Dedicated to Maureen Ahern and Juan Larrea, for their tremendous dedication to Vallejo. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Come of these translations, in semifinal drafts, have appeared in: Text, Boundary 2, River Styx, Impact, Bezoar, Ecuatorial, and Pequod. Several of the poems translated in the Notes section, plus the entire Appendix, was published by The Black Sparrow Press as "Sparrow #65." "Paris, October 1936" was published by The Bellevue Press as a broadside. Eight of the translations appeared in a special issue of Oasis (London), #19, on Clayton Eshleman's poetry and translations. Severa1 of the final drafts first appeared in Eshleman's essay, "Vallejo, 1978," published in Montemora #4. INDICE NÓMINA DE HUESOS (1923-1936) Nómina de huesos / 2 La violencia de las horas / 4 El buen sentido / 6 El momento más grave de la vida / 8 "Las ventanas se han estremecido . . ." / 10 Voy a hablar de la esperanza / 16 "Tendríamos ya una edad misericordiosa . . ." / 18 Hallazgo de la vida / 20 "Una mujer de senos apacibles . . ." / 22 "Cesa el anhelo, rabo al aire." / 24 "-No vive ya nadie en la casa . . ." 126 "Existe un mutilado . . ." / 28 Me estoy riendo / 30 "He aquí que hoy saludo . . ." / 32 Lomo de las sagradas escrituras / 34 altura y pelos / 36 "iCuatr0 conciencias . . .!" / 38 "Entre el dolor y el placer . . ." / 40 "En el momento en que el tenista . . ." / 42 sombrero, abrigo, guantes / 44 CONTENTS Introduction / xix PAYROLL OF BONES (1923-1936) Payroll of bones / 3 Violence of the hours / 5 Good sense / 7 The gravest moment in life / 9 "The windows shuddered . . ."/ 13 1 am going to speak of hope / 17 "We probably already were of a compassionate age . . ." 119 Discovery of life / 21 "A woman with peaceful breasts . . ." / 23 "Longing ceases, ass in the air." / 25 "-No one lives in the house anymore . . ." / 27 "There is a man mutilated . . ." / 29 1 am laughing / 31 "Behold that today 1 salute . . ." / 33 Spine of the scriptures / 35 heiaht and hair / 37 "Four consciousnesses . . ." / 39 "Between pain and pleasure . . ."/ 41 "The moment the tennis player . . ." / 43 hat, overcoat, gloves / 45 x / INDICE salutación angélica / 46 epístola a los transeúntes / 48 "Y no me digan nada . . ." / 50 GLEBA / 52 PRIMAVERA TLJBEROSA / 54 Piedra negra sobre una piedra blanca / 56 "¡Dulzura por dulzura corazona!" / 58 "Hasta el día en que vuelva . . ." / 60 "Fué domingo en las claras orejas . . ." / 62 "La vida, esta vida . . ." 1 64 "Hoy me gusta la vida mucho menos . . ." / 66 "Quisiera hoy ser feliz . . ." / 68 "De disturbio en disturbio . . ." / 70 "Considerando en frío . . ." / 72 "¡Y si después de tantas palabras . . . !" / 74 "Por último, sin ese buen aroma . . ." / 76 "Parado en una piedra . . ." / 78 "Los mineros salieron de la mina . . ." / 82 "Pero antes que se acabe . . ." / 84 Telúrica v magnética / 86 Piensan los viejos asnos 190 SERMÓN DE LA BARBARIE (1936-1937) París, Octubre 1936 194 La rueda del hambriento / 96

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