"pues á falta de dulce bizcochuelo"

English translation: Well, if there is no sweet angel cake

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Spanish term or phrase:"pues á falta de dulce bizcochuelo"
English translation:Well, if there is no sweet angel cake
Entered by: lasaruzza

21:16 Feb 11, 2009
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / 19th century verse
Spanish term or phrase: "pues á falta de dulce bizcochuelo"
Hello-

This phrase belongs to a 19th century verse written by Peruvian intellectual, Federico Flores y Galindo, regarding a sweet bread called "chancay":

"Pues á falta de dulce bizcochuelo
aquel bizcocho es un manjar del cielo"

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lasaruzza
Local time: 14:10
Well, if there is no sweet angel cake
Explanation:
..then this sponge cake is manna from heaven!
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Edward Tully
Local time: 18:10
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4"if sweet cake is not present...
Deborah Greenberg
4so, for want of
T.P. Nina Liberman
3Well, if there is no sweet angel cake
Edward Tully


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Well, if there is no sweet angel cake


Explanation:
..then this sponge cake is manna from heaven!


Edward Tully
Local time: 18:10
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"if sweet cake is not present...


Explanation:
...that sweet bread is heaven sent"

I've tried for a rhyme, as in the original; good luck with it! Here you could also substitute "Chancay's" for "that" if you wanted to underscore the connection with the city.

Deborah Greenberg
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3 days 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
so, for want of


Explanation:
He intentado que rime un poco:
So, for want of sweet bread
that cake was heavenly made.

T.P. Nina Liberman
Uruguay
Local time: 14:10
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