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by José Rafael de Pombo y Rebolledo (1833 - 1912)

¿Cuando un adiós vengo a dar
Language: Spanish (Español) 
¿Cuando un adiós vengo a dar
Pedirme un verso mi amiga?
¿Qué quieres que en él te diga,
Si hoy sólo puedo llorar?

En este blanco papel
¿Qué puedo hacerte yo ahora?
En vez de un verso, señora,
Vierto una lágrima en él.

Y bien mi lágrima está,
Ella por mí poetice,
Pues lo que el verso no dice
La lágrima lo dirá.

No has de sospechar que yo
Miento aflicción lisonjera:
Un verso mentir pudiera,
¿Pero una lágrima? ¡No!

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Text Authorship:

  • by José Rafael de Pombo y Rebolledo (1833 - 1912), "Al despedirme de la señorita D. O. para Nueva York, escritos en su álbum", subtitle: "¿Un verso o una lágrima?", written 1855 [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 Guillermo Uribe Holguín (1880 - 1971), "Al despedirme", op. 45 no. 10 (1933) [ voice and piano ], from 15 canciones sobre textos de Rafael Pombo, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-02-07
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