(5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936 / Fuente Vaqueros)

poet Federico García Lorca
#101 on top 500 poets
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Las Seis Cuerdas

La guitarra,
hace llorar a los sueños.
El sollozo de las almas
perdidas,
se escapa por su boca
redonda.
Y como la tarántula
teje una gran estrella
para cazar suspiros,
que flotan en su negro
aljibe de madera.

Submitted: Thursday, January 01, 2004

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  • Kyrston P. (3/31/2005 5:57:00 PM)

    Excellent poem...a song was made out of it. SATB. Check it out, its beautiful!

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