Tengo la dicha fiel y la dicha perdida: la una como rosa, la otra como espina. De lo que me robaron no fui desposeída: tengo la dicha fiel y la dicha perdida, y estoy rica de púrpura y de melancolía. ¡Ay, qué amada es la rosa y qué amante la espinal! Como el doble contorno de las frutas mellizas, tengo la dicha fiel y la dicha perdida...
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Authorship:
- by Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga (1889 - 1957), as Gabriela Mistral, "Riqueza" [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 Carlos Guastavino (1912 - 2000), "Riqueza", 1956 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-13
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