by Josep Carner i Puigoriol (1884 - 1970)
Somni
Language: Catalan (Català)
He somiat que entre la mar nocturna una sirena de bell si d'argent em deia:-Fill d'aqueixa vil cofurna, la dura terra sense argent llisquent, fita avui la mirada taciturna en les lluors de l'onejar brunzent: són l'alfabet en argentada espurna del bell amor, immarcescible al vent-. Jo m'abocava a aprendre aquell misteri d'un gran defalliment i un gran imperi. El vent, però, de tot senyal escrit deixà, en passant, escorrialles soles, i cantava:-En tan lleus abeceroles, la lletra mor abans no té sentit.
Text Authorship:
- by Josep Carner i Puigoriol (1884 - 1970), "Somni", appears in Ofrena, first published 1957 [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 Joan Magrané Figuera (b. 1988), "Somni", 2019, first performed 2021 [ soprano and piano ], from Ofrena. Tres poesies de Josep Carner, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-11-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 83