Sea Spanish Poems

Land of the seas and glorious sunshine
Sparkling Pearl of the Orient Sealine

Strategically and truly well-placed 
This great country's sun-kissed islands are laced

Lined up with palm...

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Lorca Translations I

Gacela of the Dark Death
by Federico Garcia Lorca
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

I want to sleep the dreamless sleep of apples
far from the...

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Hallelujah la planta de tus pies;
Desde la tierra santa has pisado
Arnes debajo de las alas alrededor de tu hermoso cuello,
usas la mosca con Hallelujah, ;

Los...

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“The path we're taking is not a road, Kiyo, it's a pier, and it ends someplace where the sea begins. It can't be helped.”
? Yukio...

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Skirting church on Puig de Missa,
then down the slope towards the river,
St Eularia's Rui, with path that winds on to the sea.
Past the smelly goats,...

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How many galleons per mile
Were spread the grand Armada fleet,
Hoping strong England to defile
After a huge naval defeat?

Surging steady through stormy seas
How many galleons per...

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Perfecto
Es aquel en cual no se enojaba 
Aunque de palabras se llenaba, jamás las hablaba
Es aquel que jamás temía 
Aunque talves lo sentía, jamás se...

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The British Empire was built by fate
made rich advanced to stand up straight 
Have knowledge and allies to collaborate 
prevent Europe a Russian satellite state

Hitler...

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TU AMOR — Y COMPARTIMOS UN CORAZÓN PALPITANTE---

Si tuviera que conformarme con alguien;
Sólo alguien que cree como yo.
en el Dios del cielo;
Todo poderoso creador;
Tú, mi...

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The sun saturates the Spanish moss,
hangs from the oaks like a lacy dress

A lovely, warm grayish green under the sea, 
showing every stitch in the...

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Nelson paced the deck of the Victory
In waters off the coast of Gibraltar
Signalled to his fleet to do their duty
Before the battle known as Trafalgar.
...

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Beneath the silent, cloudless skies
The Spanish Galleon swiftly glides,
For the Spanish Queen Isabella, in distant lands,
Its mighty mast’s unfurled by strong and sturdy hands.

She swiftly...

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Dear Barcelona

Bride of Spain
Mourn not precious jewel
For we are praying for you
We are praying for your children
That they may find favour in heaven. 

Sea feliz!
To...

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It’s thirteen thousand miles from Boston to
San Diego around  far Cape Horn’s way.
Ship needs to sail to that distant quay.
The Cape is a hard...

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Coplas on Wine

( here, the famous AntiPoetic Chilean Poet Nicanor Parra, b. 1914, uses the more popular form of the « copla » genre that...

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