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Marisa Livet | profile | all galleries >> All My Galleries >> Minor monographs and divertissements >> "The Righteous" - a poem by Borges tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

"The Righteous" - a poem by Borges

"Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation"

The Righteous

A man who, as Voltaire wished, cultivates his garden.
He who is grateful that music exists on earth.
He who discovers an etymology with pleasure.
Two workers in a Southern café, enjoying a silent game of chess.
The potter pondering on a colour and a shape.
A typographer who sets accurately this page, which he may dislikes.
A woman and a man reading the final tercets of a certain canto.
He who is stroking a sleeping animal.
He who justifies, or seeks to justify, an injustice done to him.
He who is grateful for Stevenson’s existence.
He who prefers the others to be right.
These people, unaware of each other, are saving the world. 		Los Justos

Un hombre que cultiva un jardín, como quería Voltaire.
El que agradece que en la tierra haya música.
El que descubre con placer una etimología.
Dos empleados que en un café del Sur juegan un silencioso ajedrez.
El ceramista que premedita un color y una forma.
Un tipógrafo que compone bien esta página, que tal vez no le agrada.
Una mujer y un hombre que leen los tercetos finales de cierto canto.
El que acaricia a un animal dormido.
El que justifica o quiere justificar un mal que le han hecho.
El que agradece que en la tierra haya Stevenson.
El que prefiere que los otros tengan razón.
Esas personas, que se ignoran, están salvando el mundo.
This poem, written originally in Spanish by the greatest Argentinian writer, is one of my favourite.
My pictures, which have not any specific photographic value, but are simply graphic images supposed to match somehow the verses, are just a pretext to share the poem with the few of us, who by chance would virtually pass by.
Un hombre que cultiva un jardín, como quería Voltaire
Un hombre que cultiva un jardín, como quería Voltaire		 A man who, as Voltaire wished, cultivates his garden.
A man who, as Voltaire wished, cultivates his garden.
El que agradece que en la tierra haya música.
El que agradece que en la tierra haya música.		 He who is grateful that music exists on earth.
He who is grateful that music exists on earth.
El que descubre con placer una etimología.
El que descubre con placer una etimología.		 He who discovers an etymology with pleasure.
He who discovers an etymology with pleasure.
Dos empleados que en un café del Sur juegan un silencioso ajedrez.
Dos empleados que en un café del Sur juegan un silencioso ajedrez.		 Two workers in a Southern café, enjoying a silent game of chess.
Two workers in a Southern café, enjoying a silent game of chess.
El ceramista que premedita un color y una forma.
El ceramista que premedita un color y una forma.		 The potter pondering on a colour and a shape.
The potter pondering on a colour and a shape.
Un tipógrafo que compone bien esta página, que tal vez no le agrada
Un tipógrafo que compone bien esta página, que tal vez no le agrada		 A typographer who sets accurately this page, which he may dislikes
A typographer who sets accurately this page, which he may dislikes
Una mujer y un hombre que leen los tercetos finales de cierto canto.
Una mujer y un hombre que leen los tercetos finales de cierto canto.		 A woman and a man reading the final tercets of a certain canto.
A woman and a man reading the final tercets of a certain canto.
El que acaricia a un animal dormido.
El que acaricia a un animal dormido.		 He who is stroking a sleeping animal
He who is stroking a sleeping animal
El que justifica o quiere justificar un mal que le han hecho.
El que justifica o quiere justificar un mal que le han hecho.		 He who justifies, or seeks to justify, an injustice done to him
He who justifies, or seeks to justify, an injustice done to him
El que agradece que en la tierra haya Stevenson.
El que agradece que en la tierra haya Stevenson.		 He who is grateful for Stevenson’s existence.
He who is grateful for Stevenson’s existence.
El que prefiere que los otros tengan razón.
El que prefiere que los otros tengan razón.		 He who prefers the others to be right.
He who prefers the others to be right.
Esas personas, que se ignoran, están salvando el mundo.
Esas personas, que se ignoran, están salvando el mundo. 		These people, unaware of each other, are saving the world.
These people, unaware of each other, are saving the world.
John Barreiro08-Dec-2012 20:26
You keep finding original ideas for the themes of your galleries. This may be the best. V
Dan Greenberg04-Dec-2012 04:17
I really like the poem, which I had never heard of before - so thanks for exposing me to it. Your endeavor to illustrate it, line by line, is an original and cleaver idea that you achieved in admirable fashion. Very nicely done! ~BV~
goelsamuel02-Dec-2012 19:56
You have taken a beautiful poem and given it an additional artistic dimension! Brilliant idea, perfectly executed and presented Marisa! V!
William Barletta01-Dec-2012 21:32
A brilliant tribute to Borges, who I once had the pleasure to hear speak of the poetry of Walt Whitman. Bravissima, Marisa!
Bart Aldrich30-Nov-2012 14:11
A wonderful concept beautifully executed..as always. Bravo! V
Bruna K.29-Nov-2012 16:14
Sono orgogliosa di te, hai un patrimonio di virtù artistiche che solo la fotografia ti
ha permesso di manifestare concretamente e con il tuo solito elegante tocco di ironia !!
fa
Máire Uí Mhaicín28-Nov-2012 22:05
A perfect marriage of poetic thoughts and imaginative reflective images. Beautiful work.
Fabienne28-Nov-2012 20:58
Tu nous offres toujours des galeries exceptionnelles. Tes images sont recherchées et composées avec finesse et talent.
C'est toujours un grand plaisir de voir tes photos et tout le travail qui les entoure.
Anna 28-Nov-2012 09:50
Thank you for sharing the poem and the beauty of your photography
alfredo camba jr.28-Nov-2012 07:24
Wonderful images for a beautiful poem! V
John Thompson28-Nov-2012 04:12
Dear Marisa, it's always such a pleasure to view your wonderful galleries, by the way 'Etymology' needed me to check my dictionary.
Patricia Kay27-Nov-2012 22:07
Your beautiful images match each verse in the poem perfectly Marisa...BV
Michel Duval27-Nov-2012 20:20
Très belle galerie.
Ou l'art de donner un sens à des photos qui n'auraient pas apparemment de lien ... BV
joseantonio27-Nov-2012 19:46
Very nice idea so nicely presented.A great tribute to this great poet....V
Andrew B. 27-Nov-2012 19:07
A very original work. A good tribute to a great poet
Buba Jafarli27-Nov-2012 18:59
Borges would have been absolutely happy if he had seen your work, Marisa! V.
Buba Jafarli27-Nov-2012 18:54
Borges would have been absolutely happy if he had seen you work, Martisa! V.
BeauxPoint Photography26-Nov-2012 20:52
Bravo...MM. Beau
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