Crótalo
Language: Spanish (Español)
Available translation(s): ENG
Crótalo.
Crótalo.
Crótalo.
Escarabajo sonoro.
En la araña
de la mano
rizas el aire
cálido,
y te ahogas en tu trino
de palo.
Crótalo.
Crótalo.
Crótalo.
Escarabajo sonoro.
Authorship:
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- ENG English (Richard Gard) , "Castanet", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ivo Zandhuis
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 28
Castanet
Language: English  after the Spanish (Español)
Castanet.
Castanet.
Castanet.
Raucous black beetle.
In the spider legs
of a hand
you curl the hot
air
and drown in your trill
of wood.
Castanet.
Castanet.
Castanet.
Raucous black beetle.
Authorship:
- Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2010 by Richard Gard, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 31