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National Poetry Month: April 30

Resources and schedule

Douglas Wright

Apurados, apurados

Apurados, apurados,
todos andan apurados;
yo me pregunto ¿hacia dónde?,
me pregunto ¿a qué lugar?

Apurados, apurados,
todos andan apurados;
dicen “¡permiso, permiso!”,
dicen “¿me deja pasar?”

Apurados, apurados,
todos andan apurados;
¿por qué van tan apurados?,
¿adónde quieren llegar?

In a hurry, in a hurry,
everyone is in a hurry;
I wonder where to?
I wonder where?

In a hurry, in a hurry,
everyone is in a hurry;
they say "Excuse me, excuse me!"
they say "May I pass?"

In a hurry, in a hurry,
everyone is in a hurry;
why are they in such a hurry?
Where are they trying to get to