Sending a Poem and Its Translation to a Friend

This is by Nicanor Parra.
Sound familiar?
Parra.
As in Violeta Parra (Nicanor’s sister).

As in Gracias a la Vida.
As in her own recording of same
(YouTube hers, not Mercedes’s)
As in try and not feel indescribable shivers even if you’ve heard it 279 times {“That’s all?”} before.

Bow our heads
For these two Treasures
Sister and Brother
From Chile, South America.

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