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“Ditty of First Desire” by Federico García Lorca

Ditty of First Desire

In the green morning
I wanted to be a heart.
Heart.

And in the ripening evening
I wanted to be a nightingale.
Nightingale.

Soul,
turn the color of oranges.
Soul,
turn the color of love.

In the living morning
I wanted to be myself.
Heart.

And at the fall of evening
I wanted to be my voice.
Nightingale.

Soul,
turn the color of oranges!
Soul,
turn the color of love!



Cancioncilla del Primer Beso

En la mañana verde,
quería ser corazón
Corazón.

Y en la tarde madura
quería ser ruiseñor.
Ruiseñor.

(Alma,
ponte color de naranja.
Alma,
ponte color de amor)

En la mañana viva,
yo quería ser yo.
Corazón.

Y en la tarde caída
quería ser mi voz.
Ruiseñor.

¡Alma,
ponte color naranja!
¡Alma,
ponte color de amor!

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Federico García Lorca, 1898-1936

“Ditty of First Desire” (translated by Paul Weinfield)
© 1924 Federico García Lorca

Photo by Jen Gunter on Unsplash

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