Tu pupila es azul, y cuando ríes,
Su claridad süave me recuerda
El trémulo fulgor de la mañana
	Que en el mar se refleja.

  Tu pupila es azul, y cuando lloras,
Las trasparentes lágrimas en ella
Se me figuran gotas de rocío
	Sobre una violeta.

  Tu pupila es azul, y si en su fondo,
Como un punto de luz radia una idea,
Me parece en el cielo de la tarde
	¡Una perdida estrella!

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Confirmed with Obras de Gustavo A. Bécquer, tomo segundo, Rimas, Madrid: Imprenta de T. Fortanet, 1871, page 264.

Note: inspired by Byron's I saw thee weep; sometimes given the title "Imitación de Byron"

The spelling variant "ries" in line 1 has been changed to "ríes".
The spelling variant "süave" in line 2 has been preserved to indicate the poetic diaeresis pronunciation.
The spelling variant "rádia" in line 12 has been changed to "radia".

Text Authorship:

• by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870), no title, appears in Rimas, no. 13, Madrid, Imprenta de T. Fortanet, first published 1871 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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