Tuesday 16 April 2013

There are Two Spains (Hay does Españas) - León Felipe


There are two Spains: that of the soldier and that of the poet. That of the fratricidal sword and that of the wandering song. There are two Spains and only one song. And this is the song of the wandering poet:

            Soldier, the hacienda,
            The house,
            The horse
            And the pistol are yours.
            The ancient voice of the earth is mine.
You keep everything and leave me naked and wandering across the world...
            But I leave you mute...mute!
            So how will you gather the wheat
            And feed the fire
            If I have taken the song?

 From Ganarás la luz

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