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by César Vallejo (1892 - 1938)

La esfera terrestre del amor
Language: Spanish (Español) 
La esfera terrestre del amor 
que rezagóse abajo, da vuelta 
y vuelta sin parar segundo, 
y nosotros estamos condenados a sufrir 
como un centro su girar 

Pacífico inmóvil, vidrio, preñado 
de todos los posibles. 
Andes frío, inhumanable, puro 
Acaso. Acaso. 

Gira la esfera en el pedernal del tiempo, 
y se afila, 
y se afila hasta querer perderse; 
gira forjando, ante los desertados flancos, 
aquel punto tan espantablemente conocido, 
porque él ha gestado, vuelta 
y vuelta, 
el corralito consabido. 
Centrífuga que sí, que sí, 
que Sí, 
que sí, que sí, que sí, que sí: NO! 
Y me retiro hasta azular, y retrayéndome 
endurezco, hasta apretarme el alma!

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Confirmed with César Vallejo, Trilce


Text Authorship:

  • by César Vallejo (1892 - 1938), no title, appears in Trilce, no. 59 [author's text checked 1 time 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):

    [ None yet in the database ]

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  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Édith Lejet (1941 - 2024) , copyright © ; composed by Édith Lejet.
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