by Saint John of the Cross, né Juan de Yepes Alvarez (1542 - 1591)
Cantico de la esposa See original
Language: Spanish (Español)
Esposa:
¿Adónde te escondiste,
amado, y me dejaste con gemido?
Como el ciervo huiste,
habiéndome herido;
salí tras ti, clamando, y ya eras ido.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Manuel Garcia Morante (b. 1937), "Cantico de la esposa", 1987, stanza 1, from Cuatro canciones de San Juan de la Cruz, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Saint John of the Cross, né Juan de Yepes Alvarez (1542 - 1591), "Cántico espiritual: Canciones entre el alma y el esposo"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Lied der Braut", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Giorgio Albeggiani) , "Cantico della sposa", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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