Beautiful video art based on the poem “Cuando Muere una Lengua / When A Language Dies” by Miguel León Portilla, written and recited in Náhuatl de la Huasteca de Hidalgo. English translation below: When a tongue dies Divine things, The stars, the Sun, and the Moon Human things, Thinking and feeling Are no longer reflected In that mirror. When a tongue dies Everything in the World Seas and rivers, Animals and plants, Are not thought of nor spoken of With glimmers and sounds That no longer exist. Then, A window, A door closes For all peoples of the World. A glance In a different way At divine and human things, At everything that exists and is life on the ground. When a tongue dies, Its words of love, Intonation of sorrow and fondness, Perhaps old chants, Tales, discourses, prayers, Nobody, as they were Will be able to repeat. When a tongue dies, Many more have already died And many can die. Mirrors forever broken Voice shadows Forever silenced: Humankind is impoverished. vimeo/80222661
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:28:49 +0000
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