Homenaje A Susana Chávez
– Héroe, Activista, Poeta, Mujer ilustre
Guerrera
Mujer guerrera
En el panteón de mujeres ilustres
Canta la paloma. cu-cu-rru paloma, cu-cu-rru paloma
Palomita
Su afligida canción le llora
A un corazón valiente que ya no late más.
Pero esa canción oculta ese espíritu estruendoso
Un espíritu que persiste en su furia
Indignación no acallada, humillación y angustia no acallada
Esperanza y amor no acallados.
Guerrera, tu voz no puede ser sofocada
Canta, Grita Paloma
Ecos de
Las que gritan por la dignidad y la justicia
Las Madres de las hijas de Juárez
Las poetas, las artistas,
Un mundo que se preocupa
Oh, la luna de Juárez arriba
del concreto y arena del desierto,
confiere un brillo que suaviza
igual los restos arrojados en el desierto
que en las mezquinas calles de la Ciudad
Ay, Luna bondadosa
Oh, luna dadivosa
Arroja tu brillo sobre Susana
Mujer Guerrera
Deja que ella oiga las voces indignadas
¿Han Aceptado ya su reto?
¿Cuestionando, tocando a la puerta de la ley?
Oh, Paloma. ¡Palomita!
¡Cántalo! ¡Grítalo!
¡Gritemos juntos sin cesar!
Un incesante-
¡Ni una más! ¡Ni una más! ¡Ni una muerta más!
Ofelia Esparza
Versión al español: Pilar Rodríguez Aranda
ORIGINAL:
Homenaje A Susana Chavez
– Heroe, Activista, Poeta, Mujer ilustre
Warrior woman
En el panteón de mujeres ilustres
Canta la paloma. cu-cu-ru paloma, cu-cu-ru paloma
Palomita
Its woeful song mourns
A courageous heart that beats no more.
But that song belies that thunderous spirit
A spirit that rages on
Unquieted outrage, unquieted anguish and indignity
Unquieted hope and love.
Guerrera, your voice cannot be quelled
Canta, Grita paloma
Ecos de
Las que gritan por la dignidad y la justicia
Las Madres de las hijas de Juarez
The poets, the artists,
A world who cares.
Oh, Juarez moon above
Concrete and desert sand,
Bestows its softening glow
Not any less on desert- cast remains
than on mean city streets of la Ciudad
Ay, Luna bondadosa
Oh, bountiful moon
Cast your glow on Susana
Warrior Woman - Guerrera
Let her hear the outraged voices
Have they Picked up her gauntlet?
Questioning, knocking at law’s door?
O Paloma. Palomita!
Sing it! Shout it!
Gritemos juntos sin cesar!
A relentless-
Ni Una Mas! Ni Una Mas! Ni Una Muerta Mas!
February 8, 2011
Ofelia Esparza is an artist and an educator, who was born and still resides in East LA. A graduate of East Los Angeles College and California State University Los Angeles, she is a retired teacher from the Los Angeles School District. She recounts that honoring her cultural heritage and family traditions have long been a driving force in her lifestyle, in her teaching, and in all her creative endeavors. Although Ofelia is widely known for the more than 29 years of Day of the Dead Altar installations at Self Help Graphics & Art, she has also created a large body of work in printmaking there. Ofelia’s work reflects her spirituality and the honor she holds for her Mexican indigena heritage, especially rooted in the Mayan culture. She credits her mother as the greatest influence in Ofelia’s appreciation for the spiritual beauty of the natural world, and in the dignity of the people around her. This is what inspires not only her ofrendas, but all of her artwork, in all its diversity. Her prints and paintings are in several private and institutional collections. Ofelia’s work has been exhibited throughout Southern California and has been shown at several national and international museums and galleries including Self Help Graphics and the Oakland Museum of California
