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by Andrés Eloy Blanco Meaño (1897 - 1955)

Si el silencio fuera mío
 (Sung text for setting by M. Bor)
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Language: Spanish (Español) 
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¡Si el silencio fuera mío,
qué silencio!
Si el silencio fuera mío,
cuando haya silencio
no te darás cuenta
de tanto silencio.

Ya las cosas no serían
hechas a golpes y ruidos;
serían todos de aceite
las sierras y los martillos,
el hacha de pensamiento
y el azadón de suspiro.

 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Modesta Bor (1926 - 1998), "Si el silencio fuera mío", 1962, published 1984, stanzas 1-2 [ alto or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Segundo cico de romanzas y canciones : para contralto y piano, no. 1, Consejo Nacional de la Cultura

Text Authorship:

  • by Andrés Eloy Blanco Meaño (1897 - 1955), "Si el silencio fuera mío", appears in Giraluna, in 3. Giraluna, la esposa, no. 3, Caracas, Editorial Cordillera, first published 1955

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This text was added to the website: 2019-09-22
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