Federico García Lorca

Here you will find the Poem If my hands could defoliate - Si Mis Manos Pudieran Deshojar of poet Federico García Lorca

If my hands could defoliate - Si Mis Manos Pudieran Deshojar

If my hands could defoliate 
I pronounce your name 
on dark nights, 
when the stars come 
to drink on the moon 
and sleep in tufts 
of hidden fronds. 
And I feel myself hollow 
of passion and music. 
Crazy clock that sings 
dead ancient hours. 

I pronounce your name, 
in this dark night, 
and your name sounds 
more distant than ever. 
More distant that all stars 
and more doleful than a calm rain. 

Will I love you like then
ever again? What blame
has my heart? 
When the mist dissipates, 
what other passion may I expect? 
Will it be calm and pure? 
If only my fingers could 
defoliate the moon!