Horas de pesadumbre y de tristeza br paso en mi soledad. Pero Cervantes br es buen amigo. Endulza mis instantes br ásperos, y reposa mi cabeza. br br El es la vida y la naturaleza: br Regala un yelmo de oro y de diamantes br A mis sueños errantes. br Es para mí: suspira, ríe y reza. br br Cristiano y amoroso caballero br parla como un arroyo cristalino. br !Así le admiro y quiero, br br viendo cómo el destino br hace que regocije al mundo entero br la tristeza inmortal de ser divino! br br English Translation br br br br br A Sonnet on Cervantes br br br In all my days of troubled loneliness br And fretted grief Cervantes is to me br A faithful friend, and none so true as he, br That brings me precious gifts of quietness. br br All nature his, and life. Of his largesse br My dreams, that are knight-errants bold and free, br Have golden casques to crown them gloriously. br He is, for me: sigh, prayer, joyousness. br br He speaks as runs a brook, so amorous br And very gentle is this Christian knight, br Even undaunted.