hombres tristes :: tristes hombres

Walking in la calle Fuencarral this week, I happened upon a new bookstore, that had big illustrations and poems on the windows. One was a short poem that moved me, by Miguel Hernandez. Photos were taken with the Harinezumi





Tristes guerras
si no es amor la empresa.
Tristes, tristes.

Tristes armas
si no son las palabras.
Tristes, tristes.

Tristes hombres
si no mueren de amores.
Tristes, tristes.

Miguel Hernandez
Cancionero y romancero de ausencias

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A couple weeks ago I posted a poem called Aunque tú no lo sepas by Luis García Montero. Here is a song inspired by that poem.