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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Poem Translation: Abuse and lies ...

Came across this poem by Luz Barbosa while browsing through a friend's Facebook status update. So I thought of translating it into Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, and did it.

Original poem sourced from
http://thelaststraw.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/abuse-and-lies-no-more-i-am-worth-it/

[Original English version]

"Abuse and lies … no more … I am worth it"
by Luz Barbosa

he tells me not to look that way
he tells me not to dress that way
he tells me not to talk that way
he tells me not to act that way

he tells me I better shut up or else
he tells me I am worthless
he tells me my no’s are meaningless
he doesn’t care that I don’t want to or that I am crying

he tells me he loves me
he tells me I am his and I will always be, that he owns me
he tells me no one will ever love me like he does

he tells me I am stupid
he tells me I am a hoe
he tells me I am ugly

he sucks the life out of me

I finally had enough
I could not continue to live this way
I realized these were all lies
I decided this behavior was unacceptable
I finally got out

I was young
I didn’t know any better
I kept it to myself
I was ashamed
I lived in fear

I refuse to be controlled
I refuse to be abused
I refuse to be miserable
I refuse to be a battered woman

I deserve to be safe
I deserve respect
I deserve to be loved
I deserve to be happy
I deserve to be free to be me
I deserve to be treated well

I am worth it!

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[Mandarin Chinese version / 普通話/華語/中文]

"虐待与謊言。。。不要。。。我值得"
作者: 卢斯·巴博萨

他告訴我別望那邊
他告訴我別這樣打扮
他告訴我別這樣講話
他告訴我別這樣做事

他罵我收聲如果不。。。
他罵我沒有價值
他說我的拒絕沒有意思
他不理我講不要還是我哭的眼淚

他說他愛我
他說我是他的,我永遠是他的,他擁有我
他告訴我沒有人會像他這樣愛我

他罵我笨蛋
他罵我妓女
他罵我醜樣

他拉出我的心靈

我終於不能忍受
我不可以這樣活下去
我覺悟全部是謊言
我決定這行為不可以接受
最後我出去

那時我幼小
我不知道有其他辦法
我全部藏在自己裡面
我很慚愧
我生活在恐懼中

我不要被控制
我不要被虐待
我不要被悲慘
我不要成為一個被虐待的女人

我值得安全
我值得尊重
我值得被爱
我值得幸福
我值得有自由成為真實的我
我值得被人對我好

我值得!

=====
[Spanish version / Version español]

"Abusos y mentiras ... no más ... valgo la pena"
por Luz Barbosa

él me dice que no mires por allá 
me dice que no te vistes así
me dice que no hables así
me dice que no te comportes así

él me dice ¡Cállate! si no ...
me dice que nada valgo
me dice que mis negativas no tienen significados
no le importa que no quiero o que estoy llorando

él me dice que me ama
me dice que pertenezco a él y siempre será, que él es mi dueño
me dice que nadie me encantará como él

él me dice que soy estupida
me dice que soy puta
me dice que soy fea

él saca la vida de mi cuerpo

por fin yo no podía soportarlo más
no podía seguir viviendo de esta manera
me di cuenta de que eran todas mentiras
decidí que este conducta era inaceptable
por último salió

yo era joven
no sabía lo que hacía
me guardé para mí
me daba vergüenza
vivía en el temor

yo me niego a ser controlado
me niego a ser objeto de abuso
me niego a ser miserable
me niego a ser una mujer maltratada

merezco estar seguro
merezco respeto
merezco ser amado
merezco ser feliz
merezco ser libre para ser yo
merezco ser tratado bien

valgo la pena!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

March Equinox 2012

Today's the day where spring officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere. Today, the earth's axis is perpendicular to the sun. The sun shines directly on the Equator where your GPS shows 0°N. Day and night are almost exactly the same length, and the sun rises exactly in the east and sets directly in the west on this day.

Read more about it at http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/march-equinox.html