Rafael Alberti

The Dove

The dove was mistaken.
She was mistaken.
 
Instead of north, she headed south.
She mistook wheat for water.
She was mistaken.
 
She mistook the sea for the sky;
the night for the morning.
She was mistaken.
 
That stars were dew,
that warmth was snow.
She was mistaken.
 
That your skirt was your blouse;
that your heart was her home.
She was mistaken.
 
(She fell asleep on the shore.
And you, on top of a bough.)
 
Translated by José A. Elgorriaga & Martin Paul

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