Introduction  1

Prefacio | Preface   48

Cantos de vida y esperanza | Songs of Life and Hope  

I. Yo soy aquel... | I am the one...  54

II. Salutacion del optimista | The Optimists Salutation  62

III. Al Rey Oscar | To King Oscar  66

IV. Los tres Reyes Magos | The Three Wise Men   70

V. Cyrano en Espana | Cyrano in Spain  72

VI. Salutacion a Leonardo | A Saluation to Leonardo  76

VII. Pegaso | Pegasus  82

VIII. A Roosevelt | To Roosevelt  84

IX. Torres de Dios!... | Towers of God!...  88

X. Canto de esperanza | Song of Hope  90

XI. Mientras tenelis, oh negros corazones... | While you hold, O black hearts...  92

XII. Helios | Helios  94

XIII. Spes | Spes  100

XIV. Marcha triunfal | Triumphal March  102

Los cisnes/ The Swans  

I. Que signo haces...? | What sign do you give...?  108

II. En la muerte de Rafael Nunez | On the Death of Rafael Nunez  112

III. Por un momento... | For one moment...  114

IV. Antes de todo, gloria a ti, Leda!... | First of all, glory to you, Leda!...  116

Otros poemas / Other Poems   

I. Retratos | Portraits  122

II. Por el influjo de la primavera | Because of the Influence of Spring   126

III. La dulzura del angelus... | The sweetness of the Angelus...  130

IV. Tarde del tropico | Evening in the Tropics  132

V. Nocturno |Nocturne  134

VI. Canciion de otono en primavera | Song of Autumn in Springtime  136

VII. Trebol | Clover  142

VIII. Charitas | Charitas  146

IX. Oh, terremoto mental!... | Oh, a mental earthquake!...  150

X. El verso sutil que pasa o se posa... | The subtle verse that passes or pauses...  152

XI. Filosofia | Philosophy  154

XII. Leda | Leda  156

XIII. Divina Psiquis, dulce Mariposa invisible... | Divine Psyche, sweet invisible Butterfly...  158

XIV. El soneto de trece versos | The Thirteen-Verse Sonnet  162

XV. Oh, miseria de toda lucha por lo finito!... | O misery of every struggle for the finite!...  164

XVI. A Phocas el campesino | To Phocas the Peasant  166

XVII. Carne, celeste carne de la mujer!... | Flesh, a womans heavenly flesh!...,   168

XVIII. Un soneto a Cervantes | A Sonnet for Cervantes   172

XIX. Madrigal exaltado | Exalted Madrigal  174

XX. Marina | Seascape  176

XXI. Cleopompo y Heliodemo | Cleopompus and Heliodemos  180

XXII. Ay, triste del que un dia... | Pity the sad soul who one day...  182

XXIII. En el pais de las Alegorias... | In the Land of Allegories...  184

XXIV. Augurios | Omens  186

XXV. Melancolia | Melancholy  190

XXVI. Aleluya! | Halleujah!  192

XXVII. De ontono | In Autumn  194

XXVIII. A Goya | To Goya  196

XXIX. Caracol | Seashell  200

XXX. Amo, amas | I Love, You Love  202

XXXI. Soneto autumnal al Marques de Bradomin | Autumnal Sonnet to the Marquis de Bradomin  204

XXXII. Nocturno | Nocturne  206

XXXIII. Urna votiva |Votive Urn  208

XXXIV. Programa matinal | Morning Plan  210

XXXV. Ibis | Ibis  212

XXXVI. Thanatos | Thanatos  214

XXXVII. Ofrenda | Offerning  216

XXXVIII. Proposito primaveral | Springtime Purpose  220

XXXIX. Letania de Nuestro Senor Don Quijote | Litany of Our Lord Don Quixote   222

XL. Alla lejos | Way Far Away   228

XLI. Lo fatal | What Gets You  230

Glossary and Annotations  233

Bibliography  249

"Not enough praise can be heaped on this impressively clean bilingual edition. . . . Lovers of good literature are indebted to the editors and translators and to Duke for making available a reliable Spanish text of the key work of Hispanic literary modernism's most celebrated poet, and along with it a faithful, felicitous, sonorous translation that rings with the vision and rhythms of the originals."—R.M. Fedorchek, CHOICE

"[T]he translators provide work that is unerringly faithful and illuminating. . . . [T]he English translation is elegant and accurate. This book is a true piece de résistance and will be eminently helpful and accessible to both the research scholar and the Spanish student. . . . [T]his book stands as a testament to what is possible with skills and commitment."—Naomi Millán, ForeWord

"This bilingual collection surely will fill an overdue gap in Hispanic literature. Beyond that, Dario's work is multifaceted and thought provoking. It should appeal to those who admire Lorca, Vallejo, and Neruda. . . . Translators Derusha and Acerda have clearly worked hard to present the real Dario, an innovative writer worthy of further examination."—Janet St. John, Booklist

"[With its] excellent introduction . . . Cantos de vida y esperanza will be of special value to scholars in literature and the liberal arts but will also appeal to general readers who are interested in great poetry. It should be welcome to everyone who appreciates the search for beauty, life's meaning and self-expression through art."—Charles Kargleder, The Latin Americanist

"[A] treasure trove. . . . [A] splendid edition. . . . Establishing an authoritative text of benefit to scholars working in Spanish as well as English, the editors provide an impressive and user-friendly glossary that sheds light on the sometimes bewildering allusions in this encyclopedic poetry; an exhaustive bibliography rounds out the c."ontribution. The translations themselves are painstakingly accurate. . . . Their superb edition brings Darío closer to the reader than previously possible in his anthologized appearances, giving a much broader sense of his startling range of reference, but also preserves the strangeness of the poetry, of the uncanny reach of his writing—Michelle Clayton, The Americas

“[T]he value of Derusha and Acereda’s excellent work lies in bringing to life in English the artistry of a spirit far removed from contemporary cynicism. Darío conceived his poetry as a gift, and Derusha and Acereda have insured that that gift can now be extended to a generation of readers in English.”—Todd S. Garth, Intertexts

"Not enough praise can be heaped on this impressively clean bilingual edition. . . . Lovers of good literature are indebted to the editors and translators and to Duke for making available a reliable Spanish text of the key work of Hispanic literary modernism's most celebrated poet, and along with it a faithful, felicitous, sonorous translation that rings with the vision and rhythms of the originals."—R.M. Fedorchek, CHOICE

"[T]he translators provide work that is unerringly faithful and illuminating. . . . [T]he English translation is elegant and accurate. This book is a true piece de résistance and will be eminently helpful and accessible to both the research scholar and the Spanish student. . . . [T]his book stands as a testament to what is possible with skills and commitment."—Naomi Millán, ForeWord

"This bilingual collection surely will fill an overdue gap in Hispanic literature. Beyond that, Dario's work is multifaceted and thought provoking. It should appeal to those who admire Lorca, Vallejo, and Neruda. . . . Translators Derusha and Acerda have clearly worked hard to present the real Dario, an innovative writer worthy of further examination."—Janet St. John, Booklist

"[With its] excellent introduction . . . Cantos de vida y esperanza will be of special value to scholars in literature and the liberal arts but will also appeal to general readers who are interested in great poetry. It should be welcome to everyone who appreciates the search for beauty, life's meaning and self-expression through art."—Charles Kargleder, The Latin Americanist

"[A] treasure trove. . . . [A] splendid edition. . . . Establishing an authoritative text of benefit to scholars working in Spanish as well as English, the editors provide an impressive and user-friendly glossary that sheds light on the sometimes bewildering allusions in this encyclopedic poetry; an exhaustive bibliography rounds out the c."ontribution. The translations themselves are painstakingly accurate. . . . Their superb edition brings Darío closer to the reader than previously possible in his anthologized appearances, giving a much broader sense of his startling range of reference, but also preserves the strangeness of the poetry, of the uncanny reach of his writing—Michelle Clayton, The Americas

“[T]he value of Derusha and Acereda’s excellent work lies in bringing to life in English the artistry of a spirit far removed from contemporary cynicism. Darío conceived his poetry as a gift, and Derusha and Acereda have insured that that gift can now be extended to a generation of readers in English.”—Todd S. Garth, Intertexts

“Rubén Darío is one of the world’s most splendid poets and one of the least known, partly because his revolutionary and hybrid style is almost untranslatable. Delighted readers will finally have a chance to plunge into the great Nicaraguan poet’s masterpiece and sing with him of life and hope.”—Ariel Dorfman, author of In Case of Fire in a Foreign Land: New and Collected Poems from Two Languages

“Will Derusha and Alberto Acereda give us a Rubén Darío that will be of immense interest to aficionados of poetry in Spanish, as well as to lay readers who have discovered the joys and pleasures of the likes of Federico García Lorca, Pablo Neruda, and Cesar Vallejo.”—Rafael Campo, author of Landscape with Human Figure

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