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

Balada de la estrella
Language: Spanish (Español) 
— Estrella, estoy triste.
Tú dime si otra
como mi alma viste.
— Hay otra más triste.

— Estoy sola, estrella.
Di a mi alma si existe
otra como ella.
— Sí, dice la estrella.

— Contempla mi llanto.
Dime si otra lleva
de lágrimas manto.
— En otra hay más llanto.

— Di quién es la triste,
di quién es la sola,
si la conociste.

— Soy yo, la que encanto,
soy yo la que tengo
mi luz hecha llanto.

Confirmed with Gabriela Mistral, Desolación: Poemas, New York : Instituto de las Españas de los Estados Unidos, 1922, page 166


Text Authorship:

  • by Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga (1889 - 1957), as Gabriela Mistral, "Balada de la estrella", appears in Desolación, in 1. Poesia, in 4. Naturaleza, no. 9, first published 1922 [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):

  • by José Enrique González Medina (b. 1954), "Balada de la estrella", op. 14 no. 6 (1998) [ soprano and guitar ], from Los versos de la maestra, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2026-02-04
Line count: 18
Word count: 81

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