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by Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973)

Mariposa de otoño
Language: Spanish (Español) 
La mariposa volotea
y arde — con el sol — a veces.

Mancha volante y llamarada,
ahora se queda parada
sobre una hoja que la mece.

Me decían: — No tienes nada.
No estás enfermo. Te parece.

Yo tampoco decía nada.
Y pasó el tiempo de las mieses.

Hoy una mano de congoja
llena de otoño el horizonte.
Y hasta de mi alma caen hojas.

Me decían: — No tienes nada.
No estás enfermo. Te parece.

Era la hora de las espigas.
El sol, ahora,
convalece.

Todo se va en la vida, amigos.
Se va o perece.

Se va la mano que te induce.
Se va o perece.

Se va la rosa que desates.
También la boca que te bese.

El agua, la sombra y el vaso.
Se va o perece.

Pasó la hora de las espigas.
El sol, ahora, convalece.

Su lengua tibia me rodea.
También me dice: — Te parece.

La mariposa volotea,
revolotea,
y desaparece.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973), "Mariposa de otoño" [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 David Knaggs , "Mariposa de otoño", 2013 [ soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Twilight Songs – Three songs for soprano (or mezzo soprano) and piano, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-05-19
Line count: 32
Word count: 158

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