Canción
translated from the Spanish by George Ticknor
O Love, I never, never thought
Thy power had been so great,
That thou couldst change my fate,
By changes in another wrought,
Till now, alas! I know it.
I thought I knew thee well,
For I had known thee long;
But though I felt thee strong,
I felt not all thy spell.
Nor ever, ever had I thought
Thy power had been so great,
That thou couldst change my fate,
By changes in another wrought,
Till now, alas! I know it.
From Hispanic Anthology: Poems Translated from the Spanish by English and North American Poets (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1920) by Thomas Walsh. This poem is in the public domain.
John II of Castile
John II of Castile, also known as Juan II de Castilla, born March 6, 1405, in Toro, Spain, was the King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454.