Rosario Castellanos (born 25 May, 1925; died 7 August, 1974) , pictured above in a photograph by Sara Facio
Nocturno
Para vivir es demasiado el tiempo;
para saber no es nada.
¿A qué vinimos, noche, corazón de la noche?
No es posible sino soñar, morir,
soñar que no morimos
y, a veces, un instante, despertar.
Nocturne
For living, too much time;
For knowing, no time.
What have we come to, night, heart of the night?
All we can do is dream, die,
Dream that we do not die
And, at times, for an instant, awaken.
from: mhsteger
