No tardes, muerte, que muero

No tardes, muerte, que muero

Language: Spanish (Español)

Available translation(s): ENG

No tardes, muerte, que muero;
ven, porque biva contigo;
quiéreme, pues que te quiero,
que con tu venida espero
no tener guerra comigo.

Remedio de alegre vida
no lo ay por ningún medio,
porque mi grave herida
es de tal parte venida
que eres tú solo remedio.

Ven aquí, pues ya que muero;
búscame, pues que te sigo; 
quiéreme, pues que te quiero,
y con tu venida espero
no tener guerra comigo

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Authorship:

by Jorge Manrique (1440 - 1479) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Lawrence Sisk , "No tardes, muerte, que muero", from Four Spanish Songs, no. 2. [
text verified 1 time
]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Lawrence Sisk) , title 1: "Don't delay, death", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Lawrence Sisk

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 72