Diez Haikais

Song Cycle by Luis Sandi (1905 - 1996)

1. El pavo real  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Pavo real, largo fulgor,
Por el gallinero demócrata
Pasas como una procesión...

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2. Las abejas  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Sin cesar gotea
Miel el colmenar;
Cada gota es una abeja...

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3. El saúz  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Tierno saúz
Casi oro, casi ámbar
Casi luz...

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4. El abejorro  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Spanish (Español) 
El abejorro terco
Rondando en el foco zumba
Como abanico eléctrico.

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5. Las toninas  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Entre las ondas azules y blancas
Rueda la natación de las toninas
Arabescos de olas y de anclas.

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6. Caballo del diablo  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Caballo del diablo:
Clavo de vidrio
Con alas de talco.

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7. El caimán  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Spanish (Español) 
El gris caimán
Sobre la playa idéntica
Parece de cristal...

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8. La mariposa
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Language: Spanish (Español) 
Devuelve a la desnuda rama,
nocturna mariposa,
las hojas secas de tus alas.

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9. Peces voladores  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Al golpe del oro solar
Estalla en astillas el vidrio del mar.

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  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Flying fish", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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10. El bambú  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Cohete de larga vara
El bambú apenas sube se doblega
En lluvia de menudas esmeraldas.

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Total word count: 120