Pablo Neruda: Tell me, is the rose naked

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Tell me, is the rose naked

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by Pablo Neruda
(1904 - 1973) Timeline

English version by
William O'Daly

Original Language
Spanish

Secular or Eclectic

Tell me, is the rose naked
or is that her only dress?

Why do trees conceal
the splendor of their roots?

Who hears the regrets
of the thieving automobile?

Is there anything in the world sadder
than a train standing in the rain?

-- from The Book of Questions, by Pablo Neruda / Translated by William O'Daly

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Themes

Bower

Rose

Tree

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