A quick mistranslation here from the astonishing Golden Age Spanish writer Luis de G\u00f3ngora y Argote. This is not especially typical of his work, as I understand it, which ranged across many genres and was wildly influential in his day and arguably to the present day. I hope to return to add a bit more about my thoughts on de G\u00f3ngora later when I have the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, I present here my mistranslation of one of his most popular lyric poems<\/a>, an indisputably true piece of profundity and clarity that is probably best known in English via this spectacular version recorded by Dead Can Dance. You can listen to their version here, and then decide how badly my mistranslation compares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n