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This is a page I did for the Lyrics challenges- Totally 80s, and also for the "your other half" challenge. I didn't use a song, I used a poem written in the 80s, by the latin american writer Mario Benedetti.

Title is: I love you

Journaling reads:

Tus manos son mi caricia,
YOUR HANDS ARE MY CARESS
mis acordes cotidianos;
MY DAILY CHORDS
te quiero porque tus manos
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOUR HANDS
trabajan por la justicia.
WORK IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE

Si te quiero es porque sos
IF I LOVE YOU IS BECAUSE YOU ARE
mi amor, mi cómplice, y todo.
MY LOVE, MY ACCOMPLICE AND EVERYTHING
Y en la calle codo a codo
AND ON THE STREET, ELBOW TO ELBOW
somos mucho más que dos.
WE ARE A LOT MORE THAN TWO.

Tus ojos son mi conjuro
YOUR EYES ARE MY SPELL
contra la mala jornada;
AGAINST A BAD DAYS JOURNEY
te quiero por tu mirada
I LOVE YOU FOR YOUR LOOK
que mira y siembra futuro.
THAT WATCHES AND PLANTS FUTURE

Tu boca que es tuya y mía,
YOUR MOUTH THATS YOURS AND MINE
Tu boca no se equivoca;
YOUR MOUTH THAT'S NEVER WRONG
te quiero por que tu boca
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOUR MOUTH
sabe gritar rebeldía.
KNOWS HOW TO SCREAM REVOLT.

Si te quiero es porque sos
mi amor mi cómplice y todo.
Y en la calle codo a codo
somos mucho más que dos.

Y por tu rostro sincero.
AND FOR YOUR HONEST FACE
Y tu paso vagabundo.
AND YOUR VAGABOND STEP
Y tu llanto por el mundo.
AND YOUR CRYING FOR THE WORLD
Porque sos pueblo te quiero.
BECAUSE YOU ARE PEOPLE I LOVE YOU.

Y porque amor no es aurora,
AND BECAUSE LOVE ISNT DAWN
ni cándida moraleja,
OR CANDID MORAL
y porque somos pareja
AND BECAUSE WE ARE A COUPLE
que sabe que no está sola.
THAT KNOW ITS NOT ALONE

Te quiero en mi paraíso;
I LOVE YOU IN MY PARADISE
es decir, que en mi país
I MEAN, THAT IN MY COUNTRY
la gente vive feliz
PEOPLE LIVE HAPPY
aunque no tenga permiso.
EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO.

Si te quiero es por que sos
mi amor, mi cómplice y todo.
Y en la calle codo a codo
somos mucho más que dos


I used different pics of my bf that represent (to me) parts of the poem; like his face, his hand, his steps, and then us.

TFL and for the challenge!!!!

I had a blast doing this page!


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