Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda

1904-07-12 Parral, Chile
1973-09-23 Santiago, Chile
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Leave Me A Place Underground

Leave Me A Place Underground

Leave me a place underground, a labyrinth,
where I can go, when I wish to turn,
without eyes, without touch,
in the void, to dumb stone,
or the finger of shadow.


I know that you cannot, no one, no thing
can deliver up that place, or that path,
but what can I do with my pitiful passions,
if they are no use, on the surface
of everyday life,
if I cannot look to survive,
except by dying, going beyond, entering
into the state, metallic and slumbering,
of primeval flame?
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Awards and Movements

Nobel 1971Surrealism

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