Bestiarium

Song Cycle by Mercedes Zavala Gironés (b. 1963)

1. Tegenaria domestica (Araña común)
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
La Araña gris de tiempo y de distancia
tiende su red al mar quieto del aire,
pescadora de moscas y tristezas
cotidianas...

Sabe que el amor tiene
un solo precio que se paga
pronto o tarde: la Muerte.
Y Amor y Muerte con sus hilos ata...

Text Authorship:

  • by Dulce María Loynaz (1902 - 1997), "Lección primera: Tegenaria doméstica (Araña común)", written 1920, first published 1985, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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First published in "Revolución y Cultura La Habana no. 11, 11-1985
Researcher for this page: Mercedes Zavala Gironés

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2. Scolopendra morsitans (Ciempiés)
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
¿Qué hará el Ciempiés
con tantos pies
y tan poco camino?

Text Authorship:

  • by Dulce María Loynaz (1902 - 1997), "Lección segunda: Scolopendra morsitans (Ciempiés)", written 1920, first published 1985, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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First published in "Revolución y Cultura La Habana no. 11, 11-1985
Researcher for this page: Mercedes Zavala Gironés

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3. Bombix mori (Gusano de Seda)
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Él se crea su mundo y se lo cierra:
(¡Sueña en romperlo pronto con dos alas!)
Mas, luego viene el hombre y de aquel hilo
-mínimo mundo, vuelo en la promesa-,
hace un vestido para su mujer.

Text Authorship:

  • by Dulce María Loynaz (1902 - 1997), "Lección séptima: Bombix mori (Gusano de Seda)", written 1920, first published 1985, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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First published in "Revolución y Cultura La Habana no. 11, 11-1985
Researcher for this page: Mercedes Zavala Gironés

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4. Vanessa io (Mariposa)
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Escalas
de alas
en las salas
del Museo.

El deseo
de un hombre feo
robó a las diosas
las preciosas 
mariposas.
Oscura
y dura
tortura:

(Un alfiler les clava la cintura
que bailara en el cáliz de una rosa.)

Text Authorship:

  • by Dulce María Loynaz (1902 - 1997), "Lección octava: Vanessa io (Mariposa)", written 1920, first published 1985, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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First published in "Revolución y Cultura La Habana no. 11, 11-1985
Researcher for this page: Mercedes Zavala Gironés

IMPORTANT NOTE: The material directly above is protected by copyright and appears here by special permission. If you wish to copy it and distribute it, you must obtain permission or you will be breaking the law. Once you have permission, you must give credit to the author and display the copyright symbol ©. Copyright infringement is a criminal offense under international law.

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