Pablo Neruda, is one of the greatest major poets of the twentieth century.
Charged with sensuality and passion, his love poems are the most celebrated of the Nobel Prize winner's.

Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973) was born in the town of Parral in Chile, and began publishing his poetry in 1920. From 1927 to 1943 e served as a diplomat abroad, returning to Chile in 1952. In 1971, he won the Nobel Prize of Literature.

TUS MANOS (Part 1)

Cuando tus manos salen,
When your hands go out,

amor, hacia las mías,
love, toward mine,

qué me traen volando?
what do they bring me flying?

Por qué se detuvieron
Why did they stop

en mi boca, de pronto,
at my mouth suddenly,

por qué las reconozco
why do I recognize them

como si entonces, antes,
as if then, before,

las hubiera tocado,
I had touched them,

como si antes de ser
as if before they existed

hubieran recorrido
they had passed over

mi frente mi cintura?
my forehead, my waist?

© 1973 by Pablo Neruda


Where to find his love poems?

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Poems-New-Directions-Paperbook/dp/0811217299

• Publisher: New Directions; Bilingual edition (January 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780811217293
• ISBN-13: 978-0811217293