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''[[War]]'' is a poem by Miguel Hernandez, translated by [[Edward Lucie-Smith]], which Delia set to music for [[Poets in Prison]]. | ''[[War]]'' is a poem by Miguel Hernandez, translated by [[Edward Lucie-Smith]], which Delia set to music for [[Poets in Prison]]. | ||
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War is a poem by Miguel Hernandez, translated by Edward Lucie-Smith, which Delia set to music for Poets in Prison.
Poem text
WAR
Old age in the villages,
Heart without a master,
Love without an object,
Grass, dust, a crow -
And what of youth?
In the grave.
Dry solitary tree,
Woman a log
Widowed on her bed,
Hate without cure -
And what of youth?
In the grave.
Miguel Hernandez
trans. Edward Lucie-Smith
