Night by Federico Garcia Lorca

Candle, oil lamp,
lamppost and firefly.

The constellation
of the saeta.

Little golden windows
tremble,
and at dawn superimposed
crosses sway about.

Candle, oil lamp,
lamppost and firefly.

translated by Carlos Bauer

TRANSLATOR’S NOTE: The saeta is a musical prayer that is sung as an offering after the procession stops during Holy Week in Seville.

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