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by Rosalia de Castro (1837 - 1885)

Las campanas
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Yo las amo, yo las oigo
Cual oigo el rumor del viento,
El murmurar de la fuente
O el balido del cordero.

Como los pájaros, ellas
Tan pronto asoma en los cielos
El primer rayo del alba;
Le saludan con sus ecos.

Y en sus notas, que van repitiéndose
Por los llanos y los cerros,
Hay algo de candoroso,
De apacible y de halagüeño.

Si por siempre enmudecieran,
¡Qué tristeza en el aire y el cielo!
¡Qué silencio en las iglesias!
¡Que extrañeza entre los muertos!

Confirmed with Rosalía Castro de Murguiá, En las Orillas del Sar, Madrid : Ricardo Fé, 1884


Text Authorship:

  • by Rosalia de Castro (1837 - 1885), "Las Campanas", appears in En las Orillas del Sar [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 Glenda Keam (b. 1960), "Las campanas", from Two Spanish songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

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