Baltasar del Alcázar

thumb|But give to mortal man a jealous wife,Then misery,—galleys,—fetters,—frowns,—despair,—Loss,—shame,—dishonour,—folly:—What are they? Baltasar del Alcázar (1530 – 16 February 1606) was a Spanish poet. Quotes Ningun hombre se llame desdichadoAunque le siga el hado executivo,Supuesto que en Argel viva cautivo,O al remo en las galeras condenado.  Ni el propio loco por furioso atado,O el que perdido llora estado altivoNi el que á deshonra truxo el tiempo esquivo,O por necesidad á humilde estado.  Sufrir qualquiera pena es fácil cosa,Que ninguna atormenta tan deveras,Que no la venza el sufrimiento tanto;  Mas el que tiene la muger zelosa,Ese tiene desdicha, Argel, galeras,Locura, perdicion, deshonra y llanto. Talk not to me of all the frowns of fate,Or adverse fortune; nor offend my earsWith tales of slavery's suffering in Algiers,Nor galley's chains, heavy, disconsolate.Speak not to me of fetter'd maniacs' woes,Nor proud one from his glory tumbled down:Dimm'd honour,—friend-abandon'd,—broken crown:These may be heavy sorrows; but who knowsTo bend his head beneath the storms of lifeWith holy patience, he the shock will bear,And see the thundering clouds disperse away.But give to mortal man a jealous wife,Then misery,—galleys,—fetters,—frowns,—despair,—Loss,—shame,—dishonour,—folly:—What are they? La Muger Zelosa ('Woman's Jealousy') in Correo Literario de Sevilta (1806) p. 229. Translated by John Bowring, Ancient Poetry and Romances of Spain (1824) p. 7 External links La mujer celosa at Spanish Wikisource Category:1530 births Category:1606 deaths Category:Poets from Spain Category:People from Seville