RONDEL Poem by León de Greiff

XII

Music, music from afar,
music, exotic music
Music that harms the soul
with sudden, hypnotic phrases!

Music, strange music . . .

Music from the cottages,
unconnected, coarse, chaotic,
savage, naïve, unsociable . . .

Music, exotic music!

Music from Gothic naves
music from old Spain
- rackety, riotous, heroic -
in which outlandish witches
sharpen their cold sickles . . .

Music, exotic music,
music exotic music!

(1917)