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La muerte

Song Cycle by Manuel M. Ponce (1883 - 1948)

1.
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Si el día terminó, 
los pájaros no cantan más,
Si el viento se ha abatido fatigado,
echa sobre mí el velo espeso de las tinieblas.
Así como has cubierto la tierra 
con un velo del sueño
y tiernamente has cerrado los pétalos del loto
inclinados hacia el crepúsculo.








Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Based on:

  • a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 24, first published 1912
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Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 24 [text unavailable]
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2.
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
La Muerte, tu servidora, está a mi puerta.
Ha atravesado la mar desconocida
Y trae tu llamado a mi casa.
La noche es oscura y mi corazón tiniebla,
Mas tomaré mi lámpara, 
le abriré mis puertas y le daré la bienvenida.
Es tu mensajera quien se yergue ante mi umbral.
Ella partirá, 
cumplido su encargo,
Dejando una sombra negra en mi aurora
Y en mi desolada casa
No quedara a nada más que mi ser abandonado,
Mi última ofrenda para ti.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Based on:

  • a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 86, first published 1912
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Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 86 [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 129
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