Casida IX DE LAS PALOMAS OSCURAS

POSTED IN classic poetry, translated Spanish-English March 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casida IX
DE LAS PALOMAS OSCURAS

A Claudio Guillén

Por las ramas del laurel
vi dos palomas oscuras.
La una era el Sol,
la otra la Luna.
“Vecinitas”, les dije,
“dónde está mi sepultura?”
“En mi cola”, dijo el Sol.
“En mi garganta”, dijo la Luna.
Y yo que estaba caminando
con la tierra por la cintura
vi dos águilas de nieve
y una muchacha desnuda.
La una era la otra
y la muchacha era ninguna.
“Aguilitas”, les dije,
“dónde está mi sepultura?”
“En mi cola”, dijo el Sol.
“En mi garganta”, dijo la Luna.
Por las ramas del laurel
vi dos palomas desnudas.
La una era la otra
y las dos eran ninguna.

(Diván del Tamarit)
FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA
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Casida IX

OF THE DARK DOVES

 

By the branches of the laurel
I saw two dark pigeons.
One was the Sun,
the other the Moon.
“Little neighbours,” I said,
“Where is my grave?”
“On my tail,” said the Sun.
“In my throat,” said the Moon.
And I was walking
with the earth by the waist
I saw two snow eagles
and a naked girl.
One was the other
and the girl was none.
“Little eagles,” I said,
“Where is my grave?”
“On my tail,” said the Sun.
“In my throat,” said the Moon.
By the branches of the laurel
I saw two naked pigeons.
One was the other
and both were none.

 

Maria Magdalena