Poem by Vicente Huidobro
Music by Iván Lizama, performed by Ensamble Transiente – Música Experimental Latinoamericana (see YouTube for personnel)
| Arte poética
Que el verso sea como una llave Inventa mundos nuevos y cuida tu palabra; Estamos en el ciclo de los nervios. Por qué cantáis la rosa, ¡oh Poetas! Sólo para nosotros El Poeta es un pequeño Dios. |
Let poetry become a key Invent new worlds and guard your word; We dwell in a circle of nerves. Poets! Why eulogize the rose? Everything under the sun The Poet is a little God. |
My attempt at a translation. The last line became the slogan of the literary movement Huidobro founded, Creacionismo (“Creationism”).

Nice. You might want to take another look at stanza three, line four. God, I must find time to listen to all this wonderful stuff!
Good call — thanks. My sloppy translating would appall me if I only possessed a sense of shame. :)
Seria genial agregar una explicacion de lo que es el arte peotica y como se refleja en este poemas como en otros autores, Castellanos, Paz,….