© by Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973)
Translation © by Gustavo Escobedo (b. 1968)
Before Loving You, My Love
Language: English after the Spanish (Español)
Before loving you, my love, nothing was mine [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Gustavo Escobedo (b. 1968), "Before Loving You, My Love", copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973), no title, appears in Cien Sonetos de Amor, no. 25, copyright ©
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Libby Larsen (b. 1950), "Before Loving You, My Love", 2011 [ voice and piano ], from Three Love Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2021-05-04
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Word count: 89