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by José Asunción Silva (1865 - 1896)

Nupcial
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Como una flor rosada. la novia, bajo el diáfano
cendal que al pelo rubio sujeta la corona,
frente al altar solemne y entre el incienso místico,
a las delici s íntimas e un sueño se abandona
y al novio que la mira no puede sonreír;

                 y la esperanza
                 de besos puros,
                 que a los futuros
                 días la avanza
                 y la hace huír
                 a las fantásticas
                 horas cercanas. 
                 vibra en las músicas
                 de las campanas!

Entre las copas frágiles espira la champaña;
en la enervante atmósfera flota un olor de fiesta;
el valse ondula y bulle. y ag{tanse las últimas
parejas a los ones lejanos de la orquesta ;
el nupcial cortejo . e aleja y va a partir!

                 Y la importuna
                 melancolfa
                 del muerto día
                 que hace a la luna,
                 lenta, surgir
                 del cielo pálido
                 por los confines. 
                 vibra en las músicas
                 de los violines! 

Confirmed with Los poetas : flores de varia poesía Bogotá : Editorial Minerva, 1936 p.266


Text Authorship:

  • by José Asunción Silva (1865 - 1896), "Nupcial" [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 Guillermo Uribe Holguín (1880 - 1971), "Nupcial", op. 80 (Tres canciones) no. 1, published 1975 [ voice and piano ], Bogotá : Patronato de Artes y Ciencias [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-02-16
Line count: 28
Word count: 144

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