Excerpt from The Young Sailor Poem by Luis Cernuda Sailors Are the Wings of Love Sailors are the wings of love, They are the mirrors of love, The sea accompanies them, And their eyes are blond just as love Is blond, just like their eyes. |
 |
|
The lively happiness that flows in their veins Is also blond, Just like the skin it shows through; Don't let them get away because they smile As freedom smiles, Blinding light erect over the sea. If a sailor is the sea, Blond amorous sea whose presence is poetry, I don't want the city made of grey dreams; I only want to go to the sea where I can drown, A boat without bearing, A body without bearing, immersing myself in its blond light. |