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by Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga (1889 - 1957), as Gabriela Mistral

Mientras Baja la Nieve
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Ha bajado la nieve, divina criatura,
el valle a conocer .
Ha bajado la nieve, esposa de la estrella.
¿Mirémosla caer!
              
¿Dulce! Llega sin ruido, como los suaves seres
que recelan dañar .
Así baja la luna y así bajan los sueños.
¿Mirémosla bajar!
¿Pura! Mira tu valle cómo lo está bordando
de su ligero azahar .
Tiene unos dulces dedos, tan leves y sutiles,
que rozan sin rozar.
¿Bella! ¡No te parece que sea el don magnífico
de un alto Donador?
Detrás de las estrechas su ancho peplo de seda
desgaja sin rumor.
Déjala que en la frente te diluya su pluma
y te prenda su flor.
¿Quién sabe si no trae un mensaje a los hombres,
de parte del Señor! 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga (1889 - 1957), as Gabriela Mistral [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 Pedro Humberto Allende Saròn (1885 - 1959), "Mientras Baja la Nieve", 1925 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 122

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