Beloved | Beloved, let that veil reveal the beauty of your body

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

Bien amada

Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: ENG

Bien amada, ese velo deja traslucir la hermosura de tu cuerpo,
y sin embargo, es, ante mi deseo, más espeso que un muro de bronce.
¡Quítatelo! Yo también arrojaré mis vestiduras.
Que nada nos separe y el abrazo será más tierno.
Nuestros pechos y nuestros labios se unen.
Silencio: odio las palabras indiscretas.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Luis Sandi (1905 - 1996), "Bien amada", 1966 [ medium voice and piano ], from Poemas del amor y de la muerte [Epigrafes griegos y Rubaiyat, de Omar Khayyam], no. 2, Ediciones Mexicanas de Música [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Beloved", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-16
Line count: 6
Word count: 53

Beloved

Language: English after the Spanish (Español)

Beloved, let that veil reveal the beauty of your body;
yet, nevertheless, in the face of my desire it is thicker than a wall of bronze.
Take it off! I too will throw off my clothes.
Let nothing separate us, and let [our] embrace be more tender.
Our breasts and our lips unite.
Silence: I loathe indiscreet words.

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Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2021 by Garrett Medlock, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2021-02-16
Line count: 6
Word count: 58