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Venezuelan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler, who grew up around these glaciers, wrote a poignant lament[1] in anticipation of this day. The gist is that at this
by getoj 2y ago
Venezuelan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler, who grew up around these glaciers, wrote a poignant lament[1] in anticipation of this day. The gist is that at this point the only thing to do is to grieve for the world we have already lost. I don't think there's anything else to say.
Y cuando el momento llegue, honremos nuestras heridas /
Celebremos la belleza que se aleja hacia otras vidas /
Y aunque la pena nos hiera, que no nos desampare /
Y que encontremos la manera de despedir a los glaciares
(When the moment comes, let us honor our wounds / celebrate the beauty that goes off to other lives / and although the sorrow stings, I hope it will remain / and that we find a way to say goodbye to the glaciers)
[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNsFF_eaXBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNsFF_eaXBU
- swayvil 2y agoJorge is one hard-hitting poet. Dang.
- jaimebuelta 2y agoNot to take away the poetry, but Jorge Drexler is from Uruguay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Drexler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Drexler
- nullwriter 2y agoIn a way, I'm happy its not Venezuela. Although still sad that this is happening
- brezelgoring 2y agoHi! Jorge Drexler is not Venezuelan but from Uruguay [1]. I should know, I'm from there as well and he is one of our few cultural exports aside from Football. [1] - https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Drexler https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Drexler
- getoj 2y agoYou're right of course - I realized my mistake several hours later, but much too late to edit... → Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler, who grew up around some other glaciers
- Tao3300 2y ago> the only thing to do is to grieve for the world we have already lost Tears won't put a glacier back.