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We Wear the Mask

" WE wear the mask that grins and lies,

It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—

This debt we pay to human guile;

With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,

And mouth with myriad subtleties."

 

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was an African-American poet.

 

Nosotros llevamos la mascara

 

Llevamos la máscara que sonríe y miente,

Que esconde nuestras mejillas y protege nuestros ojos, -

Esta deuda pagamos a la astucia humana;

Sonreimos con desgarrados y sangrantes corazones,

en la boca matices innumerables.

(Traduccion libre, sin rima ni metrica. Lo siento)

 

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) Poeta afro-americano.

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