Los Dos Pràncipes (the Two Princes) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDEDFGFGHIHJGG KLK MNMNOBO PQPQGG| The palace is in mourning | A |
| The king cries on his throne | B |
| The queen is also crying | A |
| She's crying all alone | B |
| In handkerchiefs of pure lace | C |
| They cry in disbelief | D |
| The nobles of the palace | E |
| Beside themselves with grief | D |
| The royal horses once so bright | F |
| Are now in black array | G |
| The horses did not eat last night | F |
| Nor wanted food today | G |
| The courtyard's stately laurel tree | H |
| Is stripped of all its leaves | I |
| The people of the country | H |
| All carry laurel wreaths | J |
| The king's son has died today | G |
| The king's heir has passed away | G |
| - | |
| Upon the hill the shepherd | K |
| Has built his simple home | L |
| The shepherdess to ask is heard | K |
| 'Why does the sun still come ' | - |
| With lowered heads the sheep | M |
| Approach the shepherd's door | N |
| A box he's lining long and deep | M |
| Upon the cottage floor | N |
| A sad dog keeps watch there | O |
| From the hut is heard a moan | B |
| 'Little bird take me where | O |
| My precious one has flown ' | - |
| The weeping shepherd takes the spade | P |
| And sinks it in the bower | Q |
| And in the hole that he has made | P |
| The shepherd lays his flower | Q |
| The shepherd's son has died today | G |
| The shepherd's heir has passed away | G |
Jose Marti
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