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...
First published in "Revolución y Cultura La Habana no. 11, 11-1985
Composition:
Set to music by Mercedes Zavala Gironés (b. 1963), "Tegenaria domestica (Araña común)", op. 62 no. 1 (2006) [ soprano, mezzo-soprano, and percussion (marimba) ], from Bestiarium, no. 1
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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Researcher for this page: Mercedes Zavala Gironés
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 46