Don Quixote

Man of Lepanto

What matter wounds? Quixote cries

The cause is all

Chivalry

Fighting stone towers with moving arms

Craving to vanquish evil

Courtesy to prostitutes

Because a lady is a lady

Slipped, perhaps, but never fallen

Stabbed by shards in mirrors

Truth reveals the

Romance to be ruins,

Which should be all right—romantics

Are fond of inhabiting ruins

And they are all foundation

For a better way to live

Think you know how it is?

Better to know how it should be

This is maybe music more than literature

The show more than the novel

But sing as if were

Your best reason

An impossible star

C L Couch

Known for his bravery, Cervantes took part in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Stationed on the ship La Marquesa, he fought against the Ottoman Empire and sustained serious injuries in the conflict, suffering two chest wounds and the complete maiming of his left hand.

Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote, Books & Facts – Biography

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