| "I was of the world..."
~José Martí |
| Fuera del mundo que batalla y luce Sin recordar a su infeliz cautivo, A un trabajo servil sujeto vivo Que a la muerte temprano me conduce. Mas hay junto a mi mesa una ventana Por donde entra la luz; y no daría Este rincón de la ventana mía ¡Por la mayor esplendidez humana! | I was of the world that battles and gleams Without recognizing its unhappy cell, To a servile task I subject life That to early death conducts me. There is right next to my table a window Through which enters the light; and I wouldn't Give this corner of my window For all the greatest human splendor! |
