by Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973)
Quitame el pan
Language: Spanish (Español)
Quitame el pan, si quieres, quitame el aire, pero no me quites tu risa. No me quites la rosa, la lanza que desgranas, el agua que de pronto estalla en tu alegria, la repentina ola de plata que te nace.
Text Authorship:
- by Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973) [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 Patricia Van Ness , "Quitame el pan", 1996, first performed 1999 [ soprano and guitar or harpsichord or piano ], from Tu Risa, no. 1
Score: Patricia van Ness [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-15
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