Oda a la fotografía
by Annika Doberenz
Las fotografias................................................The Photographs
Se cuelgan.......................................................Hang
En las paredes,...............................................On the walls,
Espectadores...................................................Silent
Silentes..............................................................Spectators
Del teatro.........................................................Of the theatre
De la vida..........................................................Of life.
Ellas recuerden...............................................They remember
El pasado,.........................................................The past,
Aún cuando.....................................................Even when
Las personas....................................................The people
En las fotografías...........................................In the photographs
Los han olvidado...........................................Have forgotten.
Ellas son............................................................They are
Las manifestaciones.....................................The manifestation
De las memorias............................................Of memories.
Sustanciales.....................................................Substantial.
Reales.................................................................Real.
Inmutables.......................................................Unchanging.
Congeladas......................................................Frozen.
No pueden mover,........................................They cannot move,
Pero fortalecen...............................................Yet they strengthen
Las memorias..................................................The memories
Del pasado.......................................................Of the past.
No son vivas.....................................................They are not alive,
Pero no son......................................................Yet they are
Muertas..............................................................Dead.
Son el pasado..................................................They are the past,
Pero son.............................................................Yet they are
El presente........................................................The present.
Son transitorias...............................................They are transient,
Pero son.............................................................Yet they are
Para siempre....................................................Forever.
Emociones,.......................................................Emotions,
Momentos,.......................................................Moments,
Celebraciones,.................................................Celebrations,
Penas,..................................................................Sorrows,
Todos están hechos.......................................All are made
En dos..................................................................Two
Dimensiones,.....................................................Dimensional,
Atrapadas...........................................................Trapped
Por el marco.......................................................By the frame.