A Line in Romanian

Coloana lui Litfass din Bat Yam sta ca si parasita, cu vechituri batute de ploaie si vant.

Gica, a great friend, has the pleasure of telling stories, bringing memories of his youth, or talking about his present, with humor and kindness.

Coloana lui Litfass din Bat Yam sta ca si parasita, cu vechituri batute de ploaie si vant: this phrase was coined by Gica the other day on a chat list of words and palabras. It seemed to me a great phrase, calling in mind lines by some great authors. I left it here in Romanian, as it has a special flavor that could be lost in translation.

Maybe only in Spanish could it retain the flavor, sentarse y abandonada, con basura lluvia y el viento maltratadas. Is it because it calls in mind some lines from Márquez?


(A Life in Books)