The San Juan de la Cruz Page
( 1542 - 1591 )
¿ Adónde te escondiste,
Amado, y me dejaste con gemido ?
Como el ciervo huiste,
habiéndome herido;
salí tras ti clamando, y eras ido.

Works
The Poems of St. John of the Cross, English Versions and Introduction by Willis Barnstone (Indiana, 1968). Also The Poems of St. John of the Cross. New English Versions by John Frederick Nims (Grove Press, 1959). Another translation by Roy Campbell (Penguin, 1960).
The Dark Night of the Soul On Line
The Ascent of Mount Carmel On Line;
The Living Flame of Love On Line;
Works On Line.
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Catholic Encyclopedia Entry
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