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¿No juntara tanto vino?

THE MOCKER FROM SEVILLE AND THE
STONE GUES. (Act 1fragment)

For Cannan's sake!
How salty is the sea!
He who wants to be saved
Can swim here.
However, deep inside it is madness,
As death there awaits.
Why did God put so much water together
Instead of putting wine there?

Tirso de Molina, siendo uno de los dramaturgos y poetas más prolífico del Siglo de Oro,
no fue pródigo en loar al vino, y no me refiero al modo de Omar Khayam quien le daba
más valor que al dinero, poder, riqueza y amor, sino a referenciarlo. No obstante, quiso
darle su importancia, y así lo refleja en este fragmento de su "Burlador" como evocando el
milagro de las Bodas de Caná con el que hace Catalino salvando de las aguas salubres
de Tarragona a Don Juan.

Mario de Abajo
Miembro de FIJEV (Federación Internacional de Periodistas y Escritores de Vinos y Espirituosos).
Member of FIJEV (International Federation of Journalists and Writers on Wines and Spirits)

Although Tirso de Molina is one of the most prolific dramatists and poets of the Golden
Century, he did not really praise wine, and I am not referring to the way Omar Khayam did,
who valued wine more than money, power, wealth and love, but merely mention it.
Nevertheless, he wanted to give it importance as it is reflected in this fragment of The Love
Rogue, as if he was evocating the miracle of the Marriage at Cana in Catarino saving Don
Juan from the salubrious waters of Tarragona.
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