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by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616)

Marinero soy de amor
Language: Spanish (Español) 
-Marinero soy de amor,
y en su piélago profundo
navego sin esperanza
de llegar a puerto alguno.
Siguiendo voy a una estrella
que desde lejos descubro,
más bella y resplandeciente
que cuantas vio Palinuro.
Yo no sé adónde me guía,
y así, navego confuso,
el alma a mirarla atenta,
cuidadosa y con descuido.
Recatos impertinentes,
honestidad contra el uso,
son nubes que me la encubren
cuando más verla procuro.
¡Oh clara y luciente estrella,
en cuya lumbre me apuro!;
al punto que te me encubras,
será de mi muerte el punto.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616), no title, appears in Don Quixote I, Capítulo XLIII [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):

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  • Also set in English, a translation by Peter Anthony Motteux (1663 - 1718) , no title, Chapter XXXIV ; composed by Edward Elgar, Sir.
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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-12
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