“I like those Spanish songs,” the stranger said:
“Many I’ve heard and many I have read,
And if you like I’ll give you one in rhyme,
By Gil Vincente of the oldest time,
Which holds its own, and bravely, one may say,
For Spanish sailors sing it to this day.”
| [6] | Irme quiero, madre, En aquella galera Con el marinero Por ser marinera. |
THE SPANISH SAILOR’S SONG
If you’re sleeping, my dear,