by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870)
Cuando sobre el pecho inclinas
Language: Spanish (Español)
Cuando sobre el pecho inclinas La melancólica frente, Una azucena tronchada Me pareces. Porque al darte la pureza, De que es símbolo celeste, Como a ella, te hizo Dios De oro y nieve.
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Confirmed with Obras de Gustavo A. Bécquer, tomo segundo, Rimas, Madrid: Imprenta de T. Fortanet, 1871, page 269.
Note: The word "á" (spelling variant) in the penultimate line has been changed to "a".
Authorship:
- by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870), no title, appears in Rimas, no. 19, Madrid, Imprenta de T. Fortanet, first published 1871 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909), "XIX - Cuando sobre el pecho inclinas", op. 7 no. 4 (1886) [ voice and piano ], from Rimas de Bécquer, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-03
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