by Alfonsina Storni (1892 - 1938)
La Garra Blanca
Language: Spanish (Español)
En esta esplendidez del cielo limpio Hundo los ojos y al hundirlos lloro. Cubren el cielo lágrimas de oro, El cielo limpio. Ah, me parece que una garra blanca Ha de bajar de pronto a arrebatarme Y por el cielo en curva ha de llevarme, La garra blanca.
Authorship:
- by Alfonsina Storni (1892 - 1938), "La Garra Blanca" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Irma Urteaga (b. 1929), "La Garra Blanca", copyright © 1973, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Existenciales, no. 3, Mundo Arts Inc. New York, 2014 [sung text checked 1 time]
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