Gisela Martín Bravo – Necessary People

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Gisela Martín Bravo – Senior Associate Director • Talent & Careers Management. IE University .

Reading:

Necessary people (Gente necesaria) by Hamlet Lima Quintana (1923-2002).

 

There are people who, just by saying a word,
ignite hope and make the rose bushes bloom,
who, just by smiling with their eyes,
invite us to travel to other places,
make us experience all the magic.
There are people who, just by offering their hand,
break loneliness, set the table,
serve the stew, hang the garlands.
Who, just by picking up a guitar,
create a homemade symphony.
There are people who, just by opening their mouth,
reach the deepest corners of the soul,
nourish a flower, invent dreams,
make the wine sing in the jars,
and stay afterward, as if it were nothing.
And one sets off, in love with life,
banishing a solitary death,
because one knows that just around the corner,
there are people like this — so essential.

Hay gente que con solo decir una palabra
enciende la ilusión y los rosales,
que con sólo sonreír entre los ojos
nos invita a viajar por otras zonas,
nos hace recorrer toda la magia.
Hay gente,que con solo dar la mano
rompe la soledad, pone la mesa,
sirve el puchero, coloca las guirnaldas.
Que con solo empuñar una guitarra
hace una sinfonía de entrecasa.
Hay gente que con solo abrir la boca
llega hasta todos los límites del alma,
alimenta una flor, inventa sueños,
hace cantar el vino en las tinajas
y se queda después, como si nada.
Y uno se va de novio con la vida
desterrando una muerte solitaria,
pues sabe, que a la vuelta de la esquina,
hay gente que es así, tan necesaria.

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