by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
  Te vi un punto, y, flotando ante mis ojos,
La imagen de tus ojos se quedó,
Como la mancha oscura, orlada en fuego,
Que flota y ciega, si se mira al sol.

  A donde quiera que la vista fijo,
Torno a ver sus pupilas llamear;
Mas no te encuentro a ti; que es tu mirada:
Unos ojos, los tuyos, nada más.

  De mi alcoba en al ángulo los miro
Desasidos fantásticos lucir:
Cuando duermo, los siento que se ciernen
De par en par abiertos sobre mí.

  Yo sé que hay fuegos fatuos que en la noche
Llevan al caminante a perecer:
Yo me siento arrastrado por tus ojos,
Pero a dónde me arrastran, no lo sé.
The word "ví" (spelling variant) in line 1 has been changed to "vi".
The word "imágen" (spelling variant) in line 2 has been changed to "imagen".
The word "tí" (spelling variant) in line 8 has been changed to "ti".
The word "fátuos" (spelling variant) in line 16 has been changed to "fatuos".
The word "noc" (typographical error in the 1885 edition) has been changed to "noche".
All instances of the word "á" (spelling variant) have been changed to "a".

Composition:

    Set to music by Joaquín Turina (1882 - 1949), "Rima", op. 26 no. 3 (1923), published 1923 [ soprano and piano ], from Tres arias, no. 3, Madrid : UME

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Poem", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Rime", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Barbara Miller , Poom Andrew Pipatjarasgit [Guest Editor] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-04-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 116