Federico García Lorca: Want

Federico García Lorca was Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. Explore interesting quotes on want.
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“I put my head
out of my window and see
how much the wind’s knife
wants to slice it off.
On this unseen
guillotine, I’ve placed
the eyeless head
of all my desires.”

Federico García Lorca

“I will not see it!

Tell the moon to come,
for I do not want to see the blood
of Ignacio on the sand.

I will not see it!”

Federico García Lorca Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías

<p>¡Que no quiero verla!</p><p>Dile a la luna que venga,
que no quiero ver la sangre
de Ignacio sobre la arena.</p><p>¡Que no quiero verla!</p>
Llanto por Ignacio Sanchez Mejias (1935)

“Don't look at me any more! If you want, I can give you my eyes — which are still fresh — and my back so you can fix that hump of yours.”

Federico García Lorca

¡No me mires más! Si quieres te daré mis ojos, que son frescos, y mis espaldas para que te compongas la joroba que tienes.
Act II (ll. 578–580)
The House of Bernarda Alba (1936)

“Green, how I want you green.
Green wind. Green branches.
The ship out on the sea
and the horse on the mountain.”

Federico García Lorca

Verde que te quiero verde.
Verde viento. Verdes ramas.
El barco sobre la mar
y el caballo en la montaña.
" Romance Sonámbulo http://www.poesia-inter.net/index203.htm" from Primer Romancero Gitano (1928)

Mountain , Horse , Sea