“Almost without words, you’ve come to this world, which understands nothing without words.”

Has venido a este mundo que no entiende nada sin palabras, casi sin palabras.
Voces (1943)

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Has venido a este mundo que no entiende nada sin palabras, casi sin palabras.

Voces (1943)

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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968

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