¿Qué es poesía? dices mientras clavas
En mi pupila tu pupila azul;
¡Qué es poesía! ¿Y tú me le preguntas?
Poesía... eres tú!
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1885 version:
¿Qué es poesía? dices mientras clavas
En mi pupila tu pupila azul;
¿Qué es poesía? ¿Y tú me lo preguntas?
Poesía... eres tú.
Confirmed with Obras de Gustavo A. Bécquer, tomo segundo, Rimas, Madrid: Imprenta de T. Fortanet, 1871, page 270. Also confirmed with Obras de Gustavo A. Bécquer, cuarta edición aumentada con varias poesías y leyendas, tomo tercero, Rimas, Madrid: Librería de Fernando Fé, 1885, page 159.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Roberto Sierra (b. 1953), "¿Qué es poesía? dices mientras clavas", alternate title: "¿Qué es poesía? dices mientras clavas", 1996/1999? [ medium voice and piano ], from Rimas, no. 1, Subito Music Corporation [sung text not yet checked]
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Poom Andrew Pipatjarasgit) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2010-09-04
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What is poetry? you ask while
your blue eyes stare into mine.
What is poetry! You're asking me?
Poetry...is you.