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Casida: The Dark Doves
Through the laurel branches
I saw two dark doves.
One was the sun,
the other the moon.
Dear neighbours, I called,
Where is my tomb?
In my tail, said the sun.
In my throat, said the moon.
And I who was strolling
with the land at my hips
saw two snow eagles
and a naked girl.
One was the other
and the girl was neither.
Dear eagles, I called
Where is my tomb?
In my tail, said the sun.
In my throat, said the moon.
Through the laurel branches
I saw two naked doves.
One was the other
and both were neither.
English translation by Paul Archer of Lorca's Casida de las palomas oscuras.
For more poems from this collection, go to El Diván Del Tamarit.
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