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Galician: Adiós ríos, adiós fontes-Goodbye Rivers, Goodbye Fountains

This is a well-known poem by Galician writer Rosalía de Castro (Santiago de Compostela, 1837-Padrón, 1835). The speaker of the poem says goodbye to his homeland, his house, his loved one, before migrating to Latin America. The poetry collection…

Galician: Negra sombra-Black Shadow

“Negra sombra” [Black Shadow] is one of the poems in the collection Follas Novas [New Leaves] published in 1880. This poetry collection, together with Cantares gallegos [Galician Songs] is widely considered as one of the foundational works in…