Poem: My Cradle
A poem full of tenderness written by our Nobel Prize winner Juan Ramón Jiménez
We have already seen on other occasions how children’s poetry is a form of lyrical expression in which the poet looks into the world of children to offer his own vision of the world. Although it is believed that some poets are dedicated exclusively to it, such as Gloria Fuertes, whose greatest literary output is aimed at the youngest readers, all poets have at some point in their lives included poems about childhood. We have already read verses by Federico García Lorca, Miguel Hernández and Gabriela Mistral.
To complete our broad lyrical panorama, today we bring you one by Juan Ramón Jiménez. A universal Andalusian and Nobel Prize winner who immortalized the wonderful world of children in “Platero and I”, a magical story like no other in which nature plays an essential role. From the pen of this great poet came these verses.
MY CRADLE
How small the cradle is,
how tiny the song;
yet life fits within this one,
and the heart within that one!No one laughs here to see
this big boy rocking, still, in his old
cradle, to the old song.(How small my life is,
how tender my heart!
This one fits in the cradle,
and life in the song!)How the rhythms of
the cradle and the heart come together!
Both fly through glory
in a single passion!How small the cradle is,
how tiny the song;
yet life fits within this one,
and the heart within that one!
Poem | Juan Ramón Jiménez
Photo | Growing baby
