History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 1 of 2)

Note 492 — SECOND SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega to the Middle of the Seventeenth Century. (continued 2)

Thomasina Ross translation

The commencement of one of these Endechas may be transcribed as a specimen:—

Corona del Cielo, Ariadna bella, conocida estrella del nocturno velo, Tù sola del coro de las lumbres bellas, oye mis querellas, pues tus males lloro. Tù fuiste querida, y olvidada fuiste, yo querido, y triste, quien me amò, me olvida.

Return to SECOND SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega to the Middle of the Seventeenth Century. (continued 2)