Cantares

Set by Joaquín Turina (1882 - 1949), "Cantares", op. 19 no. 3 (1917), published 1923 [ soprano and piano or orchestra ], from Poema en forma de canciones, no. 3, Madrid: UME [Sung Text]

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¡Ay! Más cerca de mí te siento
Cuanto más huyo de tí,
Pues tu imágen es en mí
Sombra de mi pensamiento.

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: modern spelling would require changing "cuanto" to "cuando"

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Vuélvemelo hoy a decir,
Pues, embelesado, ayer
Te escuchaba sin oír,
Y te miraba sin ver.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2021
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Author(s): Ramòn Maria de las Mercedes de Campoamor y Campoosorio (1817 - 1901)