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A sequence of lyric poems in Galician that blend evocative depictions of misty coastal and rural landscapes with intimate meditations on grief, longing, and domestic life. The voice alternates tender, maternal and elegiac tones with sharper social awareness, addressing scarcity, departure, and cultural memory. Varied forms—short songs, narrative fragments, and longer reflective pieces—use folk rhythms and vivid natural imagery to explore language, belonging, and the persistence of feeling across absence and change.
Cando penso que te fuches,
Negra sombra que m’asombras,
Ô pe d’os meus cabezales
Tornas facéndome mofa.
Cando maxino qu’ês ida
N’o mesmo sol te m’amostras,
Y eres a estrela que brila,
Y eres o vento que zóa.
Si cantan, ês ti que cantas,
Si choran, ês ti que choras,
Y-ês o marmurio d’o rio
Y-ês a noite y ês a aurora.
En todo estás e ti ês todo,
Pra min y en min mesma moras,
Nin m’abandonarás nunca,
Sombra que sempre m’asombras.