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by Joaquín Dicenta Alonso (1893 - 1967)

Momento
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  ENG
Amor pasò por mi puerta
en forma de peregrino;
los pies llevaba descalzos,
de harapos iba vestido.

Amor se parò en mi puerta
y suspirando, me dijo:

Dame un poco de calor
que vengo muerto de frío.
Calor que mi hogár produce
para mí lo necesito.
Dame de yantar si tienes
que ha tiempo que no he comido.

El pan que en mi casa guardo,
no parto con los mendigos.

Ciego soy,
si de otra puerta,
me mostrarás el camino.

Enhoramala se marche,
que yo no soy lazarillo!

Amor me volvió la espalda
lanzando al aire un suspiro.
Amor estaba muy lejos
al sér de mi conocido.

Ven, que hay calor en mi hogar,
ven a yantar peregrino!
Con Dios quede el impiadoso,
que ya nada necesito!
Vuelve otra vez a mi puerta!
No prosigas tu camino.

El riendose, à los lejos,
estas palabras me dijo:

El Amor no pasa dos veces
por un mismo sitio!

Amor pasò por mi puerta...

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Note for stanza 6, line 2: refers to Lazarillo de Tormes


Text Authorship:

  • by Joaquín Dicenta Alonso (1893 - 1967) [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 Elsa Olivieri Sangiacomo Respighi (1894 - 1996), "Momento", 1918, published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from 3 Canzoni su testi spagnoli, no. 2, Ricordi [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Dr Malinda Haslett) , "Moment", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor] , Dr Malinda Haslett

This text was added to the website: 2025-09-11
Line count: 34
Word count: 161

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