The Tree of Gernika. Gernikako Arbola: Complete Poems: The Basque Series

"It's stunning that such a central figure of Basque cultural and literary history as Joxe Mari Iparragirre has never before been published in English. We are very lucky indeed that the Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno has chosen to support these translations, bringing this sometimes funny, sometimes political, sometimes romantic, and always passionate work to an English-speaking audience. It's a work that feels simultaneously very old and very new."
—Dan Ansotegui, Basque-American musician, recipient of the National Heritage Award

Joxe Mari Iparragirrewas a poet and musician who played a critical role in Basque culture.

Table of Contents

Contents, Foreword . . . . . . . . 9
Gernikako arbola....... 20
The Tree of Gernika . . . . . . 21
Nere amak baleki....... 28
If My Mother Knew . . . . . .29
Kantari euskalduna . . . . . . 30
The Basque Singer . . . . . . 31
Nere maitearentzat . . . . . . 34
For My Beloved....... 35
Nere ongille maiteei.............. 36
To Those Who’ve Helped Me . . . . 37
Agur Euskalerriari.......... 40
Greetings, Euskal Herria . . . . . 41
Gora euskera....... 42
Wagging the Basque Tongue . . . . 43
Nere etorrera lur maitera . . . . . 46
Back to the Land I Love . . . . . 47
Glu, glu, glu. . . . . . . . . . 50
Glub, Glub, Glub… . . . . . . 51
Nere izarra . . . . . . . .52
My star..... 53
Zugana Manuela...... 54
About You, Manuela . . . . . .55

 

The poetry of the Basque and musician poet Joxe Mari Iparragirre translated for the first time into English.