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by Rafael Obligado (1851 - 1920)

La muerte del payador
 (Sung text for setting by E. Respighi)
 See original
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  ENG
 ... 

“Adiós, luz del alma mía,
adiós, flor de mis llanuras,
manantial de las dulzuras
que mi espíritu bebía;
Adiós, mi única alegría,
dulce afán de mi existir;
Santos Vega se va a hundir
en lo immenso de esos llanos...
¡Lo han vencido! ¡Llegó hermanos,
el momento de morir!”

 ... 

Ni aún cenizas en el suelo
de Santos Vega quedaron,
y los años dispersaron
los testigos de aquel duelo.
Pero un viejo y noble abuelo,
así el cuento terminó:
“Y si cantando murió
aquel que vivió cantando,
fue, decía suspirando,
porque el diablo lo venció».

Note: Santos Vega: a mythically invincible, singing gaucho. Origin: Argentina. The popular legend describes how he was defeated only by the devil, disguised as Juan sin Ropa.

Composition:

    Set to music by Elsa Olivieri Sangiacomo Respighi (1894 - 1996), "La muerte del payador", stanzas 16, 18 [ voice and piano ], from 3 Canzoni su testi spagnoli, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Rafael Obligado (1851 - 1920), "La Muerte del Payador"

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

  • ENG English (Dr Malinda Haslett) , "The Death of the Gaucho", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Dr Malinda Haslett

This text was added to the website: 2024-06-25
Line count: 180
Word count: 809

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