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Poem of the Deep Song
“Poema del cante jondo and Romancero Gitano, the books of poems that Lorca wrote first, out of his excited response to gypsy music, poetry, and dance all around him in Granada, contain some of his most powerful and trenchant lyrical work, original, inimitable, daring, and a clear expression of the duende, the Dionysian daemon in poetry, of which he wrote eloquently. A new,...more
Paperback, 143 pages
Published
October 1st 2006
by Sarabande Books
(first published January 1st 1927)
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elegiac and mysterious, this is apparently the first published book of lorca's verse. it is centered around paying active homage to the gypsy peoples of andulusia. but lorca takes this premise and uses it for his own ends. i've read almost all of lorca's writing at some point, but very little of the folks he references which makes me wonder, am i a lazy reader? am i relying too much on lorca's perspective? nonetheless, what a perspective it is! filled with olive trees and daggers, these terse a...more
A certain day of the week bought this for me; a lovely gesture.
This version has the original Spanish pooems alongside their English translations. I had difficulties understanding some of the poems, maybe it would have helped to have lived in Spain in the 1920s. Many of the poems seemed to deal with death, loneliness and the sublime. Some of the poems were very sad, others were somewhat diquieting. Although the poems were written in a brief and simple style, It took me a while to get through them. This was a very moving collection of poems and I suspect I'll...more
I am not a strong fan of poetry. It is not a genre that I turn to with preference. Perhaps I am either too lazy or simply mentally unprepared to handle its stylistics complexities and riches. I have a few poets that I have read off and on. I do not, as a rule, venture beyond a handful that I encountered among the well known and even then, they lie fallow for years, remembered only in brief reflection and not in a re-reading.
García Lorca is the exception. And about Lorca’s works—his poetry and hi...more
García Lorca is the exception. And about Lorca’s works—his poetry and hi...more
Jun 12, 2012
Jerry Landry
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This collection of poems dealt with traditional lyric forms with twists added by Lorca. The reader is treated to beautiful images and descriptions of the life and scenery of Andalusia. I highly recommend this book and in particular this edition as it has the poems in Spanish and English side by side. I found myself reading the Spanish aloud to get a sense of the rhythms and tones that Lorca intended, though the English translation tried to retain that as closely as possible.
From 23 yr old Lorca we receive poems from Spain's flamenco cosmos
of Andaulusia's Gypsies. Cante jondo "deep song" began in 15th century
to escape Spanish Inquisition.
a must read.
of Andaulusia's Gypsies. Cante jondo "deep song" began in 15th century
to escape Spanish Inquisition.
a must read.
I own a different translation (Carlos Bauer). I won't claim to ever really try to analyze what a poem means but I really like the stark and passionate feel of these.
Poorly translated, but still (I read it in spanish...what I could) and enjoyed it.
"Los cien enamorados duermen para siempre..."
Ah, so sad and beautiful.
Ah, so sad and beautiful.
Not only is Lorca's poetry very musical (I'm told), but these are meant to be lyrics. I don't think it translates.
نفس الأسلوب المُكثف و الذوبان فى الطبيعة كما فعل فى ديوانِه الأول . بالتكرار فقدت حلاوتُه بكارتها ..
stunning.
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Born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, Spain, June 5,1898; died near Granada, August 19,1936, García Lorca is one of Spain's most deeply appreciated and highly revered poets and dramatists. His murder by the Nationalists at the start of the Spanish civil war brought sudden international fame, accompanied by an excess of political rhetoric which led a later generation to question his merits; after the i...more
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