Miguel Hernández's best-remembered lines (with the poem)
The top 3 according to 34 votes from people: For we have so many things to talk about, / companion of my soul, companion. · Winds of the people carry me, / winds of the people sweep me along. · For freedom I bleed, I fight, I survive.. (Updated Nov 21, 2020.)
"Companion of my soul, companion", "In the cradle of hunger my child lay" and "Winds of the people carry me": the most recited lines of Spanish poet Miguel Hernández, from the Elegy for Ramón Sijé and The Unending Lightning to the Onion Lullaby written in prison, each with its poem.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 13
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For we have so many things to talk about, / companion of my soul, companion.
"Elegy for Ramón Sijé", in El rayo que no cesa (1936).
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2
Winds of the people carry me, / winds of the people sweep me along.
"Winds of the People Carry Me", in Viento del pueblo (1937).
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3
For freedom I bleed, I fight, I survive.
"The Wounded Man", in El hombre acecha (1939).
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I go from my heart to my affairs.
"Elegy for Ramón Sijé", in El rayo que no cesa (1936).
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You will come back to my orchard and my fig tree: / through the high scaffolding of the flowers / your beekeeping soul will flutter.
"Elegy for Ramón Sijé", in El rayo que no cesa (1936).
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In the cradle of hunger / my child lay. / On onion blood / he was nursed.
"Onion Lullaby" (1939), written in prison.
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He came with three wounds: / the wound of love, / the wound of death, / the wound of life.
"He Came with Three Wounds", in Cancionero y romancero de ausencias (1938-1941).
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8
I am tall from looking at palm trees, / rough from living among mountains...
"Whistle of Affirmation in the Village", in El rayo que no cesa (1936).
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9
Painted, not empty: / my house is painted / the colour of great / passions and misfortunes.
"Last Song", in El hombre acecha (1939).
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10
Life is many swallows, / and death is a single one.
"Seated upon the Dead", in Viento del pueblo (1937).
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11
Sad wars / if love is not the cause.
"Sad Wars", in Cancionero y romancero de ausencias (1938-1941).
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12
Darkened by sorrow, almost brown, / for sorrow blackens when it bursts, / nowhere is there a man / more sorrowful than I.
"Darkened by Sorrow, Almost Brown", in El rayo que no cesa (1936).
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13
Laugh so much / that hearing you, my soul / beats in space.
"Onion Lullaby" (1939), written in prison.
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