Translation: I am the aboriginal and savage singer of America; my lyre has a soul, my song has an ideal. My poetry does not swing from the branches W… - José Santos Chocano

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Translation:
I am the aboriginal and savage singer of America;
my lyre has a soul, my song has an ideal.
My poetry does not swing from the branches
With the slow movement of a tropical hammock.

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About José Santos Chocano

José Santos Chocano Gastañodi (14 May 1875 – 13 December 1934) was a Peruvian poet and political activist, whose work was widely praised across Europe and Latin America.

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Alternative Names: José Santos Chocano Gastañodi Jose Santos Chocano

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