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by Leopoldo Lugones Argüello (1874 - 1938)

El nido ausente
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Sólo ha quedado en la rama 
un poco de paja mustia
y, en la arboleda, la angustia 
de un pájaro fiel que llama.
Cielo arriba y senda abajo,
no halla tregua a su dolor,
y se para en cada gajo 
preguntando por su amor.
Ya remonta con su queja,
ya pía por el camino 
donde deja en el espino 
su blanda lana la oveja.
Pobre pájaro afligido
que sólo sabe cantar
y, cantando, llora el nido 
que ya nunca ha de encontrar.

Text Authorship:

  • by Leopoldo Lugones Argüello (1874 - 1938), "El nido ausente" [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 Julián Aguirre (1868 - 1924), "El nido ausente", op. 50 (1898) [medium-high voice and piano], from Canciones argentinas, no. 2, Gurina, Universidad Católica Argentina [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-05-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 82

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