Carcelen, Maria

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mOthertongueVolume 16 Spring Article 202010Amor n'Asturianu / Love in AsturianMaria CarcelenUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/motPart of the Fiction Commons, Illustration Commons, Photography Commons, and the PoetryCommonsThis Multilingual Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion inmOthertongue by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact scholarworks@library.umass.edu.Recommended CitationCarcelen, Maria (2010) "Amor n'Asturianu / Love in Asturian," mOthertongue: Vol. 16 , Article 20.Available at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/mot/vol16/iss1/20Amor n'Asturianuby Maria CarcelenElla dixo-y:"Quita les madrenesy xube al horru a esperarpor mi.Quita la sayay llava'l to pechu con aguay mar.Quita '1 paxelluy vamos festexar el nuesuantroxu.Quita la vergonay atrevite a amarn'asturianu."L'aire giiel a sidracubriendo '1 golor del sudu;les cares grotesques y allegresenfrentense nes places llavaes d'alcohol.Les gaites imanten el silenciuescondiendo metanes tooel callau ximiu d'unorgasmu.Love in Asturianby Maria CarcelenShe said:"Take off your wooden clogsand climb the horru to waitfor me.Take off your petticoatand wash your breast with waterand sea.Take off your maskand let's celebrate our owncarnival.Take off your shameand dare to lovein Asturian."The air smells like cidercovering the scent of sweat;grotesque but happy facesconfront in the plazawashed by alcohol.The bagpipes magnetize the silencehiding among their tunesthe quiet moan of anorgasm.

Amor n\u27Asturianu / Love in Asturian

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