ARQUEROS ARCHERS
Federico García Lorca trans. Tim Chilcott

Los arqueros oscuros
a Sevilla se acercan.

Guadalquivir abierto.

Anchos sombreros grises,
largas capas lentas.

¡Ay Guadalquivir!

Vienen de los remotos
países de la pena.

Guadalquivir abierto.

Y van a un laberinto.
Amor, cristal y piedra.

¡Ay Guadalquivir!

Dark archers
approach Seville

Guadalquivir open to the sea ...

Wide grey hats.
long, slow-moving capes.

Oh, Guadalquivir!

They come from far-off
countries of sorrow.

Guadalquivir open to the sea.

And they're entering a labyrinth.
Love, crystal and stone.

Oh, Guadalquivir!


Trans. copyright © Tim Chilcott 2007

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