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Thread poster: Buzzy
Buzzy
Buzzy
Local time: 17:34
French to English
May 12, 2011

Hello everybody,
I wonder if anyone can help. I am looking for a poem to be read at my father's funeral. He loved Spanish and we have a collection of poetry books from his student days in his home, but none with translations!
Does anyone have any suggestions? (I will need the actual text in English, as I don't speak any Spanish).
Among the poets we have found on his bookshelves are Gregorio Maranon, Antonion Machado, Pedro Salinas, Garcia Lorca and Cervantes, if that's any help... See more
Hello everybody,
I wonder if anyone can help. I am looking for a poem to be read at my father's funeral. He loved Spanish and we have a collection of poetry books from his student days in his home, but none with translations!
Does anyone have any suggestions? (I will need the actual text in English, as I don't speak any Spanish).
Among the poets we have found on his bookshelves are Gregorio Maranon, Antonion Machado, Pedro Salinas, Garcia Lorca and Cervantes, if that's any help...
Gracias in advance to anyone who has an idea.
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Maria Hoskins
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Spanish to English
Jorge Manrique May 12, 2011

Commiserations.

You could do worse than look up Longfellow's translation of "Coplas por la muerte de su padre" by Jorge Manrique.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Manrique
 
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
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Yes! May 12, 2011

Maria Hoskins wrote:
You could do worse than look up Longfellow's translation of "Coplas por la muerte de su padre" by Jorge Manrique.

Supported!
 
Buzzy
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Local time: 17:34
French to English
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Thank you both May 15, 2011

Thanks for taking the time to reply. At times like these, there's something particularly moving about strangers offering help. Apologies for not answering sooner but there have been things to do!
We read the poem you suggested, but in the end we have opted for a poem by Antonio Machado: Last night as I was sleeping.
 


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