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Caminante no hay camino
Caminante, son tus huellas
el camino y nada más;
Caminante, no hay camino,
se hace camino al andar.
Al andar se hace el camino,
y al volver la vista atrás
se ve la senda que nunca
se ha de volver a pisar.
Caminante, no hay camino,
sino estelas en la mar.
– Antonio Machado (1875-1939), Proverbios y Cantares
English translation:
Traveler, there is no path
Traveler, your footprints
are the path, and nothing else.
Traveler, there is no path.
You make the path as you walk.
A path is made by walking,
and in looking back one sees
the trodden road that never
will be set foot on again.
Traveler, there is no path,
only waves on the sea.
Curated by The Circle creative director & editor Lara Herscovitch. To reach Lara directly: thecircle@clpnewhaven.org or Lara@LaraHerscovitch.com