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Lorca: Canción del Jinete (Other) by Sasha

In the blackened moon Of the horseback bandits Spurs chant out a song: "Swarthy little pony Where are you and your dead rider going?" Sturdy spurs, and strong Of the stirless bandit Who let the reins down: "Chilly little pony What a dagger-blossom! What aroma!" In the blackened moon Dusky Peak was bleeding, Bleeding from a wound. "Swarthy little pony Where are you and your dead rider going?" Then the night with spurs Kicked its sable sides and Pricked itself with stars: "Chilly little pony What a dagger-blossom! What aroma!" In the blackened moon Shrieks and screams!- Intoning Of the bonfire's horn! "Swarthy little pony Where are you and your dead rider going?"

Sasha 25-May-04/9:53 PM
Perhaps it does have political ties.

There's another poem Lorca wrote under the same title (Canción del Jinete) with the subtitle of "Córdoba" which is more specific, the last stanza of which is:

¡Ay que camino tan lango!
¡Ay mi jaca valerosa!
¡Ay que la muerte me espera!
Antes de llegar a Córdoba.

(Oh the road so long before me/ Oh my brave and sable pony/ Oh, for death is waiting for me/ Long before I get to Córdoba)

Considering that Lorca was an Andalusian poet, it may have had some political significance, though I am unsure of to what extent or of what nature.




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