by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Candil
Language: Spanish (Español)
¡Oh, qué grave medita la llama del candil! Como un faquir indio mira su entraña de oro y se eclipsa soñando atmósferas sin viento. Cigüeña incandescente pica desde su nido a las sombras macizas, y se asoma temblando a los ojos redondos del gitanillo muerto.
Text Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Candil", written 1921, appears in Poema del Cante Jondo, in Seis caprichos, no. 2 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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