Me gustaría saber si existe en la tierra
algún poder capaz de destruir esta raza,
esta pequeña comunidad
de gente insignificante,
cuya historia ha llegado a su fin.
Que tuvo numerosas batallas perdidas,
cuyas estructuras se han desmoronado,
Cuya literatura no es digna de ser leída
ni su música de ser oída,
y cuyos ruegos no han sido contestados.
¡Adelante, continúen aniquilando esta raza!
¡Destruyan Armenia! ¡Miren si pueden hacerlo!
Sáquenlos de sus casas y envíenlos al desierto!
¡Déjenlos sin comida!
Quemen sus casas e iglesias
Pero luego, miren si son capaces
de volver a reír.
vean sino vuelven a cantar o a rezar.
Y cuando dos de ellos se encuentren en
cualquier lugar del mundo
vean sino vuelven a crear una nueva Armenia.
(William Saroyan)
I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race,
this small tribe of unimportant people,
whose wars have all been fought and lost,
whose structures have crumbled,
literature is unread, music is unheard,
and prayers are no more answered.
Go ahead, destroy Armenia.
See if you can do it.
Send them into the desert without bread or water.
Burn their homes and churches.
Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again.
For when two of them meet anywhere in the world,
see if they will not create a New Armenia.
this small tribe of unimportant people,
whose wars have all been fought and lost,
whose structures have crumbled,
literature is unread, music is unheard,
and prayers are no more answered.
Go ahead, destroy Armenia.
See if you can do it.
Send them into the desert without bread or water.
Burn their homes and churches.
Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again.
For when two of them meet anywhere in the world,
see if they will not create a New Armenia.
(William Saroyan)
by PI
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