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Gypsy Cante: Deep Song of the Caves (Spanish and English Edition)

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This slim volume contains well-chosen and poetic quotations about flamenco as well as the poetry itself with translation. Most of the lyrics are 4 lines, relatively short lines so that the poetry must be clear and precise - nothing extraneous or wasted. An example:
When daylight comes
my griefs begin to grow;
only the shadows of darkest night
comfort my soul.
If haiku is the poetry of observation, observation of what is true (in a Buddhist sense), these poems are the poetry of passion - pleasurable and/or horrible. This is not a book simply for flamenco-philes; rather it is a book for all interested in passionate humanity.

This is the real stuff--a jewel of a book. After I read these lyrics, "I taste blood in my mouth." Will Kirkland has not only captured the words and rhythm of "cante," he has touched my heart.

These pure emotional poems capture the heart of human feelings common to all cultures. Some people hide these feeling. Our Gypsy brothers and sisters relish them.