Cara de leoparda, Cara de hiena.

English translation: Talking about culture, it does not apply. But Spanish poetic

08:39 May 10, 2002

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Art/Literary / Drama Spain 1930's

Spanish term or phrase: Cara de leoparda, Cara de hiena.

Symbolic. I am trying to find out any symbolism for the animals in Spanish culture, especially during the 1930's.

justJack

English translation:Talking about culture, it does not apply. But Spanish poetic

Explanation:
metre requires, for a full rhyme, that both vowel AND consonant endings have the same sound. Hence:
"Bernarda/leoparda" qualifies as a full rhyme, as does "Magdalena/hiena".

A half-rhyming poem would only require the vowel ending.

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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 06:00

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4 +3

"Leopard's Face, Hyena's Face"

Massimo Gaido

4 +1

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Gustavo Garrido

4 +1

Talking about culture, it does not apply. But Spanish poetic

Parrot

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12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

"Leopard's Face, Hyena's Face"

Explanation:
I am sure you know it, but this is from Garcia Lorca. "La Casa de Bernada Alba".
""Ovejita, niño mio,
vámonos a la orilla del mar.
La hormiguita estará en su puerta,
Yo te daré la teta y el pan.
Bernada, cara de leoparda.
Magdalena, cara de hiena.
Ovejita.
Meee, meee
Vamos a los ramos del potral de Bel1n."

See site.

"Leopard's Face, Hyena's Face"

Ciao,
M.

Reference: http://members.aol.com/navegadora/web_quest_lorca/federico_g...

Massimo Gaido
United States
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 226

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Advice

Explanation:
The expression "with a face like a..." is followed by whatever animal you like, its a sort of joker of the English language. (1460 matches in Yahoo)
leoparda
m leopard; leopardo hembra leopardess

hiena:
f hyena

Good luck

Gustavo Garrido
Argentina
Local time: 01:00
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 139

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Talking about culture, it does not apply. But Spanish poetic

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 06:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645

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Thanks a lot for the info.

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