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"Juegas todos los días con la luz del universo. Sutil visitadora, llegas en la flor y en el agua. Eres más que esta blanca cabecita que aprieto como un racimo entre mis manos cada d?a. A nadie te pareces desde que yo te amo." Pablo Neruda - Poema Nº 14 (fragmento) El gran poeta Pablo Neruda tenía tres casas en Chile; esta, en Isla Negra, es probabemente la más encantadora e interesante. Aquí el vivió sus últimos días, y aquí murió. Su tumba y la de su última esposa, Matilde, se encuentran aquí. "You play every day with the light of universe. Sutil visitor, you come in the flower and the water. You are more than this little head I take like racemes in my hands each day. You seem like no other since I love you." Pablo Neruda - Poem 14 (fragment) Great poet Pablo Neruda had three houses in Chile; this one, at Isla Negra, is probably the most charming and interesting one. There he lived his last days and died. His tomb, and Matilde's (his last wife) are there. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Las Chascona (Pablo Neruda's House): La Chascona (house of Pablo Neruda) | Tip Rating: | | | | |
The Santiago house of Pablo Neruda, where he lived with his first wife. another poem by Pablo Neruda: Love Because of you, in gardens of blossoming flowers I ache from the perfumes of spring. I have forgotten your face, I no longer remember your hands; how did your lips feel on mine? Because of you, I love the white statues drowsing in the parks, the white statues that have neither voice nor sight. I have forgotten your voice, your happy voice; I have forgotten your eyes. Like a flower to its perfume, I am bound to my vague memory of you. I live with pain that is like a wound; if you touch me, you will do me irreparable harm. Your caresses enfold me, like climbing vines on melancholy walls. I have forgotten your love, yet I seem to glimpse you in every window. Because of you, the heady perfumes of summer pain me; because of you, I again seek out the signs that precipitate desires: shooting stars, falling objects. from: http://boppin.com/neruda.html Leave a Comment Address: calle fernando marquez de la plata 019
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| | | | Las Chascona (Pablo Neruda's House): The Woman with Unruly Hair... | Tip Rating: | | | | |
A painting by Diego Rivera graces one of the walls, in one of the many rooms, of "La Chascona", Pablo Neruda's Santiago home. Rivera summed up Neruda's relationshop with Matilde Urrutia perfectly with this portrait of her. In it, she is a woman of two faces, one looking at the viewer, and one to the left, in profile. You must look carefully for the well concealed profile of Neruda, residing in her thick mane of red hair. The place is filled with art and artifacts. Here are three statues from Easter Island. They are eyeless, after Neruda pried their eyes out when islanders advised him that if he removed them from their island, whoever their gaze fell upon would be cursed. As an added safety measure, the wall opposite their sightless stare contains a stone to ward off evil, placed there by Neruda. He was a self proclaimed atheist, but possibly he wanted some insurance. I took a Saturday tour in English which began at 11:00AM. My guide, a young man named Francisco Mondaca, filled me in on the pertinent details. Here is Neruda's Nobel prize, along with awards from other countries. Bars abound, as Pablo was fond of wine and conversation with friends. Mondaca explained, "We Chileans like to drink wine very much, but Neruda was also a poet, so he had to drink even more!" Neruda served his friends only in colored glasses, as he said that color improved the taste of the drink. If you were not a friend and got a drink, it would be served in a clear glass! The ship like construction of the various rooms adds to the flavor of the "Captain's" story. Neruda had a fascination for the sea, yet he was unable to swim. During his life, a creek and waterfall ran alongside the house. Alas, the sound of running water is no more. During the coup of 1973, the military vandalized much of the house, and diverted the stream to flood the house. The creek now runs through a buried culvert. If your soul is that of a romantic, you must visit this home when in Santiago. As for me, when I return home, I'm going to buy some colored glassware! Leave a Comment Address: Marquez de La Plata 0192, in BellavistaPhone: 7378712Directions: Take the subway to Baquedano station (a main interchange), exit and cross the river on Av. Pio Nono. Walk to the end, hang a right, and follow the signs or ask anyone. It's an easy walk from the subway.
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