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Todo te lo tragaste, como la lejania, como el mar, como el…

“Todo te lo tragaste, como la lejania, como el mar, como el tiempo... Ese fue mi destino y en el viajo mi anhelo, y en el mi anhelo, todo en ti fue naufragio! (You swallowed everything, like distance, like the sea, like time. This was my destiny and it was the voyage of my longing, in it my longing…” quote by Pablo Neruda
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““Todo te lo tragaste, como la lejania, como el mar, como el tiempo... Ese fue mi destino y en el viajo mi anhelo, y en el mi anhelo, todo en ti fue naufragio! (You swallowed everything, like distance, like the sea, like time. This was my destiny and it was the voyage of my longing, in it my longing fell, in you everything sank.)””

Pablo Neruda

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Love and longing are swallowed by time and distance, turning desire into a shipwreck of the soul.

In simple terms: Love feels lost in time and distance.

Key Takeaway

Embrace the depth of longing.

Themes

love time destiny longing

Mood

melancholic reflective

Type

poetic emotional

When to use this quote

  • relationships
  • grief
  • personal growth
  • creative writing

Key Concepts

existential yearning poetic metaphor

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does the metaphor of a shipwreck reveal about your own desires?
  • How do you navigate longing in daily life?
A Different Perspective

Romantic idealism may overlook practical realities of love.

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