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¿Qué es poesía?, dices mientras clavas en mi pupila tu pupila azul. ¡Qué es poesía!, ¿Y tú me lo preguntas? Poesía... eres tú.
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- by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, né Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida (1836 - 1870), no title, appears in Rimas, no. 21 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Roberto Sierra (b. 1953), "Qué es poesía?, dices mientras clavas", 1996?9 [medium voice and piano], from Rimas, no. 1, Subito Music Corporation [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ricardo (or Richard) Jordan (1857 - 1902) , no title, appears in Spanische Lieder von Gustavo Adolfo Becquer ins deutsche übertragen ENG ; composed by Hans Hermann.
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- ENG English (Poom Pipatjarasgit) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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What is poetry? you ask while your blue eyes stare into mine. What is poetry! You're asking me? Poetry...is you.
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- Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2018 by Poom Andrew Pipatjarasgit, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, né Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida (1836 - 1870), no title, appears in Rimas, no. 21
This text was added to the website: 2018-08-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 20