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by Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana (1651 - 1695), as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Miró Celia una rosa
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Miró Celia una rosa que en el prado
ostentaba feliz la pompa vana
y con afeites de carmín y grana
bañaba alegre el rostro delicado;
y dijo:--Goza, sin temor del Hado,
el curso breve de tu edad lozana,
pues no podrá la muerte de mañana
quitarte lo que hubieres hoy gozado;
y aunque llega la muerte presurosa
y tu fragante vida se te aleja,
no sientas el morir tan bella y moza:
mira que la experiencia te aconseja
que es fortuna morirte siendo hermosa
y no ver el ultraje de ser vieja.

Text Authorship:

  • by Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana (1651 - 1695), as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz [author's text not yet checked 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 Rodolfo Halffter Escriche (1900 - 1987), "Miró Celia una rosa", op. 15 no. 1 (1940-6) [medium voice and piano], from Dos sonetos, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-27
Line count: 14
Word count: 92

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