El pasó con otra; yo le vi pasar. Siempre dulce el viento y el camino en paz. ¡Y estos ojos míseros le vieron pasar! El va amando a otra por la tierra en flor. Ha abierto el espino; pasa una canción. ¡Y él va amando a otra por la tierra en flor! El besó a la otra a orillas del mar; resbaló en las olas la luna de azahar. ¡Y no untó mi sangre la extensión del mar! El irá con otra por la eternidad. Habrá cielos dulces. (Dios quiere callar) ¡Y él irá con otra por la eternidad!
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Text Authorship:
- by Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga (1889 - 1957), as Gabriela Mistral, "Balada", appears in Desolación, in Dolor, first published 1922 [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 Alfonso Letelier (1912 - 1994), "Balada", op. 10 (1936) [ medium-high voice and piano ], from Tres canciones, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-08
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