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by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616)

Madre, la mi madre
 (Sung text for setting by A. Vives)
 See original
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Madre, la mi madre,
Guardas me ponéis;
  Que si yo no me guardo
  No me guardaréis.
Dicen que está escrito,
Y con gran razón,
Ser la privación
Causa de apetito;
Crece  ...  infinito
Encerrado amor ;
Por eso es mejor
Que no me encerréis;
  Que si yo no me guardo
  No me guardaréis.

 ... 

Es de tal manera
La fuerza amorosa,
Que a la más hermosa
La vuelve en quimera,
El pecho de cera
De fuego la gana,
Las manos de lana,
De fieltro los piés ;
 Que si yo no me guardo
 Mal me guardaréis.

Composition:

    Set to music by Amadeo Vives (1871 - 1932), "Madre, la mi madre", stanzas 1,4, from Canciones Epigramaticas, no. 6

Text Authorship:

  • by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616)

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Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-10
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