Se vistió la nieve de vagos carmines. ¿Me quieres?, me dijo. ¡Te quiero!, le dije. Me besó la boca con un beso immenso. Abril vino al mundo y yo quedé muerto.
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Text Authorship:
- by Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (1881 - 1958), "Abril (Cancioncilla)" [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 Daniel Ayala Pérez (1906 - 1975), "Abril", 1947 [ medium voice and piano ], from Cuatro canciones, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-28
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