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100 Refutations: Day 63 | InTranslation (intranslation.brooklynrail.org)

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The poem featured here was written by an unknown Guaraní poet from the Maká people, an indigenous group native to Paraguay. This type of verse is considered part of the Guaraní tradition of religious songs.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

from the article:

Prayer to the Moon

Moon, lead to me a woman to be my wife. Lead her to me, oh moon. Moon, a horse, lead to me also. Moon, lead to me, a tiger.