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Esposa:
¿Adónde te escondiste,
amado, y me dejaste con gemido?
Como el ciervo huiste,
habiéndome herido;
salí tras ti, clamando, y ya eras ido.
Pastores, los que fuerdes
allá, por las majadas, al otero,
si por ventura vierdes
a aquél que yo más quiero,
decidle que adolezco, peno y muero.
Buscando mis amores,
iré por esos montes y riberas;
ni cogeré las flores,
ni temeré las fieras,
y pasaré los fuertes y fronteras.
(Pregunta a las Criaturas)
¡Oh bosques y espesuras,
plantadas por la mano del amado!
¡Oh prado de verduras,
de flores esmaltado,
decid si por vosotros ha pasado!
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre (1901 - 1999), "Cantico de la esposa", 1934, stanzas 1-4
Text Authorship:
- by Saint John of the Cross, né Juan de Yepes Alvarez (1542 - 1591), "Cántico espiritual: Canciones entre el alma y el esposo"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Lied der Braut", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Giorgio Albeggiani) , "Cantico della sposa", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 206
Word count: 958
Dove ti sei nascosto , Amore mio, lasciandomi in pianto? Come il cervo sei fuggito Dopo avermi ferito; Invocandoti ti ho seguito, ma già te n'eri andato Pastori,chiunque voi siate, Se per caso vedete là tra i greggi sul colle Colui che più di tutti amo, Ditegli che mi struggo, e soffro e muoio. Cercando i miei amori Andrò per questi monti e questi lidi; Fiori non coglierò Né avrò paura di fiere, E varcherò roccaforti e frontiere. Oh boschi e selve Germogliati per mano del mio Amore! Oh verde prato Tutto di fiori smaltato Ditemi se tra voi è passato !
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Spanish (Español) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Giorgio Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Saint John of the Cross, né Juan de Yepes Alvarez (1542 - 1591), "Cántico espiritual: Canciones entre el alma y el esposo"
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