by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)

Cortaron tres árboles
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  ENG
Eran tres. 
 
(Vino el día con sus hachas.)

Eran dos. 

(Alas rastreras de plata.)

Era uno. 

Era ninguno. 

(Se quedó desnuda el agua.)

Confirmed with Federico García Lorca, Poet in Spain, New York: Alfred A. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2017, page 16.


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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "They cut down three trees ", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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