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by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870)

VII ‑ Del salón en el ángulo oscuro
 (Sung text for setting by I. Albéniz)
 See original
Language: Spanish (Español) 
  Del salón en el ángulo oscuro,
De su dueño tal vez olvidada,
Silenciosa y cubierta de polvo
	Veíase el arpa.

  ¡Cuánta nota dormía en sus cuerdas,
Como el pájaro duerme en las ramas,
Esperando la mano de nieve
	Que sabe arrancarlas!

  ¡Ay! pensé; ¡cuántas veces el genio
Así duerme en el fondo del alma,
Y una voz, como Lázaro, espera
Que le diga: «¡Levántate y anda!»

Note: The first publication uses the spelling variant "génio" in the preantepenultimate line.

Composition:

    Set to music by Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909), "VII - Del salón en el ángulo oscuro", op. 7 no. 2 (1886) [ voice and piano ], from Rimas de Bécquer, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870), no title, appears in Rimas, no. 7, Madrid, Imprenta de T. Fortanet, first published 1871

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