by Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana (1651 - 1695), as Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz

Language: Spanish (Español) 
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Y en la quietud contenta
de impero silencioso,
sumisas sólo voces consentía
de las nocturnas aves
tan oscuras tan graves,
que aún el silencio no se interrumpía.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 19-24 of the original text.

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    Set to music by Marcela Rodríguez (b. 1951), "De primero sueño", 2003, lines 19-24 [ soprano and chamber orchestra ], from Funesta, no. 4

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