Poetry in Translation: Pericoloso by Gonzalo Rojas

Peligroso
(Kinaray-a translation by Ulysses V. Espartero
of “Pericoloso” by Gonzalo Rojas)

Sa sangka pagsiplat, kadasig kang karsadahon,
ang mga ispiho kang mga sarakyan?
Ginpaduro kang adlaw, kahigko
kang hangin:
amo run                                                                                 
bala dya ang kalibutan?

Below is the original Spanish version
of “Pericoloso” by Gonzalo Rojas

Qué rápida la calle vista de golpe,
los espejos de los autos multiplicados por el sol, qué sucio
el aire:
y esto
era el Mundo?