Into that cup from which you drink; There are soft loves that come in secret; I knew pain and anger; When they wrap me in a shroud; They barked at me as I walked; My soul; Sea, with your depthless waters!; Dig swiftly, dig; Just when I think you have fled; Take me to that crystal fountain; In the sky, clearest blue; I was robbed of my innocence; God placed a veil; "Tick-tock! Tick-tock!" the pendulum repeats; In late afternoon, when I go to pray; Endless May… endless May; Pale moon; How peacefully they glisten; Padrón!… Padrón!; Why, merciful God; There were joyful mornings; The angels came down; Cold months of winter; Always a plaintive cry, a doubt; You say that marriage; I was born with a disease; I hate you, new fields; One after another departs; No bread in the oven, no wood to burn.
Poems
by Rosalía de Castro
CONTENTS: (from Cantares gallegos) Prologue; I was born in springtime; Bells of Bastabales; Blessed Saint Anthony; Farewell to rivers, farewell to streams; Castilians of Castile; (from Follas novas) Prologue; They say whoever sings of doves and flowers; I know quite well; As the clouds; You will say these verses have a strange; New Leaves! your name; What is this confusion around me?; Some say: my land!; Whether in the heart of the night; Where is this peace; Once a nail pierced my heart; When we are happiest; Perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow, who can say when?; It is no longer bitterness, nor contempt; These voices that come and go; One heartbeat, then another; In winter I wondered; See my heart; With his wave's soft persistent whisper; I keep searching for honey and cool; My hand quivers, my heart beats; Flow on, serene, crystal waters;
Additional Info
- Author: Rosalía de Castro
- Translator: Anna-Marie Aldaz, Barbara Gantt, Anne Bromley
- Editor: Anna-Marie Aldaz, Barbara Gantt, Anne Bromley
- Foreword: Anna-Marie Aldaz, Barbara Gantt, Anne Bromley
- Publisher: State University of New York
- Year of Publication: 1991
- Genre: Poetry
