by Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870)
¡No pudo ser!
Language: Spanish (Español)
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Tú eras el huracán, y yo la alta
torre que desafia su poder:
Tenías que estrellarte o abatirme!...
¡No pudo ser!
Tu eras el oceano y vo la enhiesta
roca que firme aguarda su vaivén:
Tenías que romperte o que arrancarme!...
¡No pudo ser!
Hermosa tú, yo altivo; acostumbrados
uno a arrollar, el otro a no ceder;
la senda estrecha, inevitable el choque...
¡No pudo ser!
Text Authorship:
- by Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870) [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 Odaline de la Martinez (b. 1949), "¡No pudo ser!", 1985 [ voice, string trio and piano ], from Cantos de Amor, no. 4, Composers Edition
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-08
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