by Rosalia de Castro (1837 - 1885)
¡Por qué?
Language: Galician
¡Por qué, miña almiña, por qu' hora non queres o que antes querías? ¡Por qué pensamento, por qu' hora non vives d' amantes deseyos? ¡Por qué, meu esprito, Por qu' hora te humildas, cand' eras altivo? ¡Por qué, corazón, por qu' hora non falas á terra y ó ceo? ¿Ou tí, roxa estrela que din que conmigo naciche, poideras por sempre apagarte, xa que non pudeche por sempre alumarme!...
Authorship:
- by Rosalia de Castro (1837 - 1885) [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 Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre (1901 - 1999), "¡Por qué?", 1965 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Rosaliana, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 69