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...
Bestiarium
Song Cycle by Mercedes Zavala Gironés (b. 1963)
1. Tegenaria domestica (Araña común)  [sung text checked 1 time]
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, 11-1985Researcher for this page: Mercedes Zavala Gironés
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2. Scolopendra morsitans (Ciempiés)  [sung text checked 1 time]
¿Qué hará el Ciempiés con tantos pies y tan poco camino?
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, 11-1985Researcher for this page: Mercedes Zavala Gironés
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3. Bombix mori (Gusano de Seda)  [sung text checked 1 time]
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.
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, 11-1985Researcher for this page: Mercedes Zavala Gironés
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4. Vanessa io (Mariposa)  [sung text checked 1 time]
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.)
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, 11-1985Researcher for this page: Mercedes Zavala Gironés
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