Lied de la boca florida
Language: Spanish (Español)
Available translation(s): ENG
Al ofrecerte una rosa
El jardinero prolijo,
Orgulloso de ella dijo:
»No existe otra más hermosa.«
A pesar de su color,
Su belleza y su fragancia,
Respondí con arrogancia
Yo conozco una mejor.
Sonreíste tú a mi fiero
Remoque de paladín...
Y regresó a su jardín
Cabizbajo el jardinero.
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- ENG English (Jeffrey Tang) , "Song of the Flowery Mouth", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 49
Song of the Flowery Mouth
Language: English  after the Spanish (Español)
When offering you a rose
The meticulous gardener,
Proud of his work, said:
"There is no other more beautiful.”
Despite its color,
Its beauty and its fragrance,
I replied with arrogance
“I know a better one.”
You smiled at my fierce
chivalric defense…
And he returned to his garden
Crestfallen, the gardener.
Note provided by Laura Prichard for stanza 3, line 2 : In 19th- and 20th-century literature, the Paladin has become a trope in fantasy. The original literary Paladins were twelve legendary knights in Charlemagne’s court, appearing in 12th-century chanson de geste cycles, the Song of Roland (1040-1115), Boiardo’s Orlando Innamorato (1483-1495), and Ariosto’s Orlando furioso (1516-1532).
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- Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2023 by Jeffrey Tang, (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: 2023-03-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 52