A little bit of Spanish
Dec. 28th, 2008 05:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
arrowwhiskersAfter my final exam I didn't even want to THINK about Spanish anymore, but it's started to creep back into my consciousness and bring warmth with it. I rediscovered this passage from an excerpt of "Nada" by Carmen Laforet, one of those my class read this past semester:
No sé a qué fueron debidas aquellas fiebres, que pasaron como una ventolera dolorosa, removiendo los rincones de mi espíritu, pero barriendo también sus nubes negras. El caso es que desaparecieron antes de que nadie hubiera pensado en llamar al médico y que al cesar me dejaron una extraña y débil sensación de bienestar. El primer día que pude levantarme tuve la impresión de que al tirar la manta hacia los pies quitaba también de mí aquel ambiente opresivo que me anulaba desde mi llegada a la casa.
I don't know what caused those fevers, that came through like a painful gust, clearing out the knooks and crannies of my spirit, but sweeping dark clouds away with them as well. It so happened that they disappeared before anyone even thought to call the doctor, and that at the end of it all they left me with a strange and feeble sense of well-being. The first day that I could get up, I had the impression that when I tossed my blanket to my feet, I was also hurling off the oppressiveness that had afflicted me since my arrival at the house.
It's sort of like...how I feel now. Not exactly on a health front, since I kind of slept all day, did nothing, and still feel icky..hah, but more in general, I think it is an image of anyone kind of finding their place and having things click in the wake of a wave of adversity, be it perceived or real. I bolded the little peice since that's the snippet that really sticks in my mind, pero barriendo también sus nubes negras. It's such a powerful image of...the calm, after the storm. When you sweep all the dark clouds away, what is left is a sunny day, during which you may be weak, but there is now nothing left but to enjoy the sunshine and a gentle recovery.
I think/hope this has meaning for me on a health front, too. This week has turned me upside down, but almost literally, the clouds that were here earlier in the week have moved on, and tomorrow is another sunny Arizona day.
No sé a qué fueron debidas aquellas fiebres, que pasaron como una ventolera dolorosa, removiendo los rincones de mi espíritu, pero barriendo también sus nubes negras. El caso es que desaparecieron antes de que nadie hubiera pensado en llamar al médico y que al cesar me dejaron una extraña y débil sensación de bienestar. El primer día que pude levantarme tuve la impresión de que al tirar la manta hacia los pies quitaba también de mí aquel ambiente opresivo que me anulaba desde mi llegada a la casa.
I don't know what caused those fevers, that came through like a painful gust, clearing out the knooks and crannies of my spirit, but sweeping dark clouds away with them as well. It so happened that they disappeared before anyone even thought to call the doctor, and that at the end of it all they left me with a strange and feeble sense of well-being. The first day that I could get up, I had the impression that when I tossed my blanket to my feet, I was also hurling off the oppressiveness that had afflicted me since my arrival at the house.
It's sort of like...how I feel now. Not exactly on a health front, since I kind of slept all day, did nothing, and still feel icky..hah, but more in general, I think it is an image of anyone kind of finding their place and having things click in the wake of a wave of adversity, be it perceived or real. I bolded the little peice since that's the snippet that really sticks in my mind, pero barriendo también sus nubes negras. It's such a powerful image of...the calm, after the storm. When you sweep all the dark clouds away, what is left is a sunny day, during which you may be weak, but there is now nothing left but to enjoy the sunshine and a gentle recovery.
I think/hope this has meaning for me on a health front, too. This week has turned me upside down, but almost literally, the clouds that were here earlier in the week have moved on, and tomorrow is another sunny Arizona day.
