by Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870)
La gota de rocío que en el cáliz
Language: Spanish (Español)
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La gota de rocío que en el cáliz
duerme de la blanquísima azucena,
es el palacio de cristal en donde
vive el genio feliz de la pureza.
Él [le] da su misterio y poesía,
él su aroma balsámico le presta;
¡ ay ! de la flor, si de la luz al beso,
se evapora esa perla.
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Text Authorship:
- by Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870), no title, appears in Rimas, no. 83 [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 Amando Blanquer Ponsoda (1935 - 2005), "La gota de rocío", 1994 [ soprano and piano ], from Ariettas becquerianas, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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