Thursday, January 6, 2011

What Happens When Your Stomach Rumbles

number of sonnets to Heather Verdaguer

Jacint devoted Verdaguer beautiful sonnet on the actions of Heather, the first victory of the Spaniards on the French Army in the War of Independence:

In Catalan

"Top of the Pyrenees in the very top of his flight a day
kept the French eagle,
and turning around the ignition look
saw the lion of Spain who slept:

- now is the time (call), the English economy is! -
and afalconant it with perfidious attack,
crown of his remarks and then take all that
ses iron grip tightened.

The català ferreny that estava alert
mare sa country to the captivating view
exclaims, "it posant coll Trabuc:

lleó
" Mentre d'Espanya is the alarm clock,
jo-te the Sometent sewer, agile proud,
wait-te vaig in Turons of Bruc.

In Castilian

"On top of the Pyrenees beautiful one day put his flight
French eagle,
and turning his eyes lit environment
saw the lion of Spain, sleeping:

- Now is the time (said), the Spain's mine! -;
and grab with perfidious attack
of his crown and gripped it and all that
iron claws constipated.

The iron Catalan, who was alert
Her mother country to consider captive
said, putting his blunderbuss neck:

"While Spain lion wakes up, I alzándote the
tocsin, proud eagle,
I'm gonna wait on the rocks of the Bruce. "

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