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One of the most important Latin-American writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Nicaraguan poet and essayist Rubén Darío (the pen name of Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) is considered the high priest of the modernismo school of literature, known for its dazzling verbal virtuosity and technical perfection. The present volume contains a rich selection of Darío's best poems and stories, carefully chosen from Azul (Blue), Prosas profanas (Worldly Hymns), Cantos de vida y esperanza (Songs of Life and Hope), El canto errante (The Wandering Song), and Poema del otoño (Poem of autumn). Stanley Appelbaum has provided accurate English translations (line for line in the poetry section) on the pages facing the original Spanish, as well as an informative introduction to Darío's life and work, and annotations to the individual stories and poems. The result is a superb resource for any student of Spanish language and literature or anyone interested in one of the earliest and most influential literary movements of the twentieth century.
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Poesías
Poems
Caupolicán
A Enrique Hernández Miyares
Es algo formidable que vio la vieja raza;
robusto tronco de árbol al hombro de un campeón
salvaje y aguerrido, cuya fornida maza
blandiera el brazo de Hércules, o el brazo de Sansón.
robusto tronco de árbol al hombro de un campeón
salvaje y aguerrido, cuya fornida maza
blandiera el brazo de Hércules, o el brazo de Sansón.
Por casco sus cabellos, su pecho por coraza,
pudiera tal guerrero, de Arauco en la región,
lancero de los bosques, Nemrod que todo caza,
desjarretar un toro, o estrangular un león.
pudiera tal guerrero, de Arauco en la región,
lancero de los bosques, Nemrod que todo caza,
desjarretar un toro, o estrangular un león.
Anduvo, anduvo, anduvo. Le vio la luz del día,
le vio la tarde pálida, le vio la noche fría,
y siempre el tronco de árbol a cuestas del titán.
le vio la tarde pálida, le vio la noche fría,
y siempre el tronco de árbol a cuestas del titán.
«¡El Toqui, el Toqui!», clama la conmovida casta.
Anduvo, anduvo. La aurora dijo: «Basta»,
e irguióse la alta frente del gran Caupolicán.
Anduvo, anduvo. La aurora dijo: «Basta»,
e irguióse la alta frente del gran Caupolicán.
Venus
En la tranquila noche, mis nostalgias amargas sufría.
En busca de quietud bajé al fresco y callado jardín.
En el oscuro cielo Venus bella temblando lucía,
como incrustado en ébano un dorado y divino jazmín.
En busca de quietud bajé al fresco y callado jardín.
En el oscuro cielo Venus bella temblando lucía,
como incrustado en ébano un dorado y divino jazmín.
A mi alma enamorada, una reina oriental parecía,
que esperaba a su amante, bajo el techo de su camarín,
o que, llevada en hombros, la profunda extensión recorría,
triunfante y luminosa, recostada sobre un palanquín.
que esperaba a su amante, bajo el techo de su camarín,
o que, llevada en hombros, la profunda extensión recorría,
triunfante y luminosa, recostada sobre un palanquín.
Caupolicán
To Enrique Hernández Miyares
It’s a tremendous feat seen by our ancestors:
a heavy tree trunk on the shoulder of a champion
wild and warlike; such a mighty mace
could have been brandished by the arm of Hercules or Samson.
a heavy tree trunk on the shoulder of a champion
wild and warlike; such a mighty mace
could have been brandished by the arm of Hercules or Samson.
For a helmet, his hair; his breast as breastplate,
such a warrior, in the Araucanian territory,
lancer of the forests, Nimrod who hunts all beasts,
could have hamstrung a bull or strangled a lion.
such a warrior, in the Araucanian territory,
lancer of the forests, Nimrod who hunts all beasts,
could have hamstrung a bull or strangled a lion.
He walked, walked, walked. The daylight saw him,
the dusky evening saw him, the cold night saw him,
and always the tree trunk was on the titan’s back.
the dusky evening saw him, the cold night saw him,
and always the tree trunk was on the titan’s back.
“The chief, the chief!” his thrilled clan acclaims him.
He walked, he walked. Dawn said: “Enough!”
and the tall brow of great Caupolicán was lifted up.
He walked, he walked. Dawn said: “Enough!”
and the tall brow of great Caupolicán was lifted up.
Venus
In the tranquil night, I suffered from my bitter longing for home.
In search of peace I descended to the cool, silent garden.
In the dark sky, beautiful Venus was twinkling
like a divine golden jasmine inlaid in ebony.
In search of peace I descended to the cool, silent garden.
In the dark sky, beautiful Venus was twinkling
like a divine golden jasmine inlaid in ebony.
To my amorous soul it was like an Oriental queen
awaiting her lover beneath the ceiling of her alcove,
or traversing deep space, borne on men’s shoulders,
triumphant and luminous, lying on a palanquin.
awaiting her lover beneath the ceiling of her alcove,
or traversing deep space, borne on men’s shoulders,
triumphant and luminous, lying on a palanquin.
«¡Oh reina rubia!—díjele—, mi alma quiere dejar su crisálida
y volar hacia ti, y tus labios de fuego besar;
y flotar en el nimbo que derrama en tu frente luz pálida,
y volar hacia ti, y tus labios de fuego besar;
y flotar en el nimbo que derrama en tu frente luz pálida,
y en siderales éxtasis no dejarte un momento de amar.»
El aire de la noche refrescaba la atmósfera cálida.
Venus, desde el abismo, me miraba con triste mirar.
El aire de la noche refrescaba la atmósfera cálida.
Venus, desde el abismo, me miraba con triste mirar.
Walt Whitman
En un país de hierro vive el gran viejo,
bello como un patriarca, sereno y santo.
Tiene en la arruga olímpica de su entrecejo
algo que impera y vence con noble encanto.
bello como un patriarca, sereno y santo.
Tiene en la arruga olímpica de su entrecejo
algo que impera y vence con noble encanto.
Su alma del infinito parece espejo;
son sus cansados hombros dignos del manto;
y con arpa labrada de un roble añejo,
como un profeta nuevo canta su canto.
son sus cansados hombros dignos del manto;
y con arpa labrada de un roble añejo,
como un profeta nuevo canta su canto.
Sacerdote, que alienta soplo divino,
anuncia en el futuro tiempo mejor.
Dice al águila: «¡Vuela!» «¡Boga!», al marino,
anuncia en el futuro tiempo mejor.
Dice al águila: «¡Vuela!» «¡Boga!», al marino,
y «¡Trabaja!», al robusto trabajador.
¡Así va ese poeta por su camino
con su soberbio rostro de emperador!
¡Así va ese poeta por su camino
con su soberbio rostro de emperador!
“Era un aire suave . . .”
Era un aire suave, de pausados giros;
el hada Harmonía ritmaba sus vuelos;
e iban frases vagas y tenues suspiros
entre los sollozos de los violoncelos.
el hada Harmonía ritmaba sus vuelos;
e iban frases vagas y tenues suspiros
entre los sollozos de los violoncelos.
Sobre la terraza, junto a los ramajes,
diríase un trémolo de liras eolias
cuando acariciaban los sedosos trajes
sobre el tallo erguidas las blancas magnolias.
diríase un trémolo de liras eolias
cuando acariciaban los sedosos trajes
sobre el tallo erguidas las blancas magnolias.
La marquesa Eulalia risas y desvíos
daba a un tiempo mismo para dos rivales:
daba a un tiempo mismo para dos rivales:
“O blond queen,” I said, “my soul wishes to leave its chrysalis
and fly up to you, and kiss your lips of fire,
and float in the halo that bathes your brow with pale light,
and fly up to you, and kiss your lips of fire,
and float in the halo that bathes your brow with pale light,
and, in starry ecstasy, never stop loving you for a moment.”
The night air refreshed the warm atmosphere.
Venus, from the gulf of the sky, gazed on me with a sad gaze.
The night air refreshed the warm atmosphere.
Venus, from the gulf of the sky, gazed on me with a sad gaze.
Walt Whitman
In a land of iron lives the grand old man,
handsome as a patriarch, serene and holy.
In the Olympian furrows between his eyebrows he has
something that commands and conquers with noble enchantment.
handsome as a patriarch, serene and holy.
In the Olympian furrows between his eyebrows he has
something that commands and conquers with noble enchantment.
His soul is like a mirror of the infinite;
his weary shoulders are worthy of a prophet’s mantle;
and with a harp fashioned from an old oak tree,
like a modern prophet he sings his song.
his weary shoulders are worthy of a prophet’s mantle;
and with a harp fashioned from an old oak tree,
like a modern prophet he sings his song.
A priest inspired by divine breath,
he proclaims better days in the future.
He bids the eagle “Fly!,” the seaman “Sail!,”
he proclaims better days in the future.
He bids the eagle “Fly!,” the seaman “Sail!,”
and the sturdy worker “Work!”
Thus does this poet proceed along his way
with his proud face, like an emperor’s!
Thus does this poet proceed along his way
with his proud face, like an emperor’s!
“The Air Was Gentle . . .”
The air was gentle, circulating calmly;
the fairy Harmony made rhythmical flights;
and vague phrases and soft sighs mingled
with the sobs of the violoncellos.
the fairy Harmony made rhythmical flights;
and vague phrases and soft sighs mingled
with the sobs of the violoncellos.
On the terrace, beside the tree branches,
it was like a tremolo of Aeolian lyres
when the silken dresses were caressed
by the white magnolias tall on their stalks.
it was like a tremolo of Aeolian lyres
when the silken dresses were caressed
by the white magnolias tall on their stalks.
The marquise Eulalia was uttering laughter and cold remarks
at one and the same time to two rivals:
el vizconde rubio de los desafíos
y el abate joven de los madrigales.
at one and the same time to two rivals:
el vizconde rubio de los desafíos
y el abate joven de los madrigales.
Cerca, coronado con hojas de viña,
reía en su máscara Término barbudo,
y, como un efebo que fuese una niña,
mostraba una Diana su mármol desnudo.
reía en su máscara Término barbudo,
y, como un efebo que fuese una niña,
mostraba una Diana su mármol desnudo.
Y bajo un boscaje del amor palestra,
sobre rico zócalo al modo de Jonia,
con un candelabro prendido en la diestra
volaba el Mercurio de Juan de Bolonia.
sobre rico zócalo al modo de Jonia,
con un candelabro prendido en la diestra
volaba el Mercurio de Juan de Bolonia.
La orquesta perlaba sus mágicas notas,
un coro de sones alados se oía;
galantes pavanas, fugaces gavotas
cantaban los dulces violines de Hungría.
un coro de sones alados se oía;
galantes pavanas, fugaces gavotas
cantaban los dulces violines de Hungría.
Al oír las quejas de sus cabal...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction and Annotations
- Cuentos - Stories
- Poesías - Poems
- Alphabetical List of Spanish Titles of Poems
- Alphabetical List of Spanish First Lines of Poems
- A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS OF INTEREST
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