by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
  — Yo soy ardiente, yo soy morena,
Yo soy el símbolo de la pasión;
De ansia de goces mi alma está llena.
— ¿A mí me buscas? — No es a ti, no.

  — Mi frente es pálida, mis trenzas de oro:
Puedo brindarte dichas sin fin;
Yo de ternura guardo un tesoro.
— ¿A mí me llamas? — No; no es a ti.

  — Yo soy un sueño, un imposible,
Vano fantasma de niebla y luz;
Soy incorpórea, soy intangible;
No puedo amarte. — ¡Oh, ven; ven tú!

Notes: Spelling variants in the first publication
The spelling variant "pasion" in line 2 has been changed to "pasión".
The spelling variant "ánsia" in line 3 has been changed to "ansia".
All instances of the word "á" (spelling variant) in lines 4 and 9 have been changed to "a".
All instances of the word "nó" (spelling variant) in lines 4 and 9 have been changed to "no".
All instances of the word "tí" (spelling variant) in lines 4 and 9 have been changed to "ti".

Composition:

    Set to music by Joaquín Turina (1882 - 1949), "Rima", op. 6, published 1914 [ soprano and piano ], Paris: Max Eschig

Text Authorship:

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Poom Andrew Pipatjarasgit [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 89