Chapters on Spanish LiteratureFitzmaurice-Kelly, James
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Chapters on Spanish Literature
Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James
Spanish literature; Spanish literature -- History and criticism
[72] _Primavera_, No. 134; Durán, No. 1131.
[73] _Primavera_, No. 93; Durán, No. 1121.
[74] The original of _The Bull-fight of Gazul_ is Durán, No. 45:—
Estando toda la corte de Almanzor, rey de Granada.
It appears first in the _Romancero general_: so also does the original
of _The Zegri’s Bride_, Durán, No. 188.
Lisaro que fue en Granada cabeza de los Cegríes.
_The Bridal of Andalla_ represents Durán, No. 128:—
Ponte á las rejas azules, deja la manga que labras.
The verses entitled _Zara’s Earrings_ are altogether out of place in
this section. The orientalism is Lockhart’s own; there is n_o_ mention
of ‘Zara,’ ‘Muça,’ ‘Granada,’ ‘Albuharez’ daughter,’ and ‘Tunis’ in the
original, which will be found in Durán, N_o_. 1803.
¡La niña morena, que yendo á la fuente
perdió sus zarcillos, gran pena merece!
_The Lamentation for Celin_ represents a poem first printed in the
_Romancero general_, and given in Durán, No. 126.
[75] _Primavera_, No. 132; Durán, No. 3.
[76] _Primavera_, No. 193; Durán, No. 373.
[77] _Primavera_, No. 171; Durán, No. 374.
[78] Durán, No. 379.
[79] _Primavera_, No. 184; Durán, No. 400.
[80] _Primavera_, No. 186; Durán, No. 402.
[81] _Primavera_, No. 151; Durán, No. 295.
[82] _Primavera_, No. 150; Durán, No. 294.
[83]
Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me
As I gaze upon the sea!
All the old romantic legends,
All my dreams, come back to me.
Sails of silk and ropes of sandal,
Such as gleam in ancient lore;
And the singing of the sailors,
And the answer from the shore!
Most of all, the Spanish ballad
Haunts me oft, and tarries long,
Of the noble Count Arnaldos
And the sailor’s mystic song.
Like the long waves on a sea-beach,
Where the sand as silver shines,
With a soft, monotonous cadence
Flow its unrhymed lyric lines;—
Telling how the Count Arnaldos,
With his hawk upon his hand,
Saw a fair and stately galley,
Steering onward to the land;—
How he heard the ancient helmsman
Chant a song so wild and clear,
That the sailing sea-bird slowly
Poised upon the mast to hear,
Till his soul was full of longing,
And he cried with impulse strong,—
‘Helmsman! for the love of heaven,
Teach me, too, that wondrous song!’
‘Wouldst thou,’ so the helmsman answered,
‘Learn the secret of the sea?
Only those who brave its dangers
Comprehend its mystery!’
[84] _Primavera_, No. 153; Durán, No. 286.
[85] Depping, IV., No. 19, p. 418:—
À coger el trebol, Damas!
La mañana de san Juan,
À coger el trebol, Damas!
Que despues no avrà lugar.
[86] _Primavera_, No. 124; Durán, No. 8.
[87] Durán, No. 1808.
[88] _Primavera_, No. 125; Durán, No. 300.
[89] _Romancero general_ (Madrid, 1604), p. 407_v_.
[90] Durán, No. 1454.
[91] Durán, No. 292.
[92] _Ibid._, No. 274.
[93] _Primavera_, No. 116; Durán, No. 1446.
[94] _Primavera_, No. 147; Durán, No. 351.
[95] _Primavera_, No. 142; Durán, No. 1459.
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