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by Steve Clark

Desconocido, a quien ofrezco
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Desconocido, a quien ofrezco...
tómalo. Destrúyame,
cada pedazo que tomas es una onza
que yo no tendré que aniquilar. 

Estás pavoneándote
rozando las bolsillos de las camisas de los hombres,
bebiendo Pabst y Whiskey
mirando sobre un hombro almendrado.

Quizá, desafinando, con tus vaqueros cortos,
cantas dulcemente en tu alma
antes de la destrucción
que viene con el alba. 

Ayúdame, Flor. Ayúdame, Principe, Reina, Viuda, Puta.

Arranca estos dedos,
deja que olviden 
para que se tumben golpeados y mudos
clavados por imperdibles
en forma de un hombre ahorcado.
Arranca estos brazos,
para que recuerden que no han abrazado nada
más que el aire negro
antes de nacer. 

Pétalo de ceniza
Pétalo de odio
Pétalo de angustia...

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Text Authorship:

  • by Steve Clark  [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 Cristina Spinei (b. 1984), no title [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Desde las cenizas = From the ashes, no. 2
        Score: Cristina Spinei [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-05-23
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Word count: 116

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