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by Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga (1889 - 1957), as Gabriela Mistral

El aire
Language: Spanish (Español) 
En el llano y la llanada
de salvia y menta salvaje,
encuentro como esperándome
el Aire.

Giran redondo, en un niño
desnudo y voltijeante,
y me toma y arrebata
por su madre.

Mis costados coge enteros,
por cosa de su donaire,
y mis ropas entregadas
por casales...

Silba en áspid de las ramas
o empina los matorrales;
o me para los alientos
como un Ángel.

Pasa y repasa en helechos
y pechugas inefables,
que son gaviotas y aletas
de Aire.

Lo tomo en una brazada;
cazo y pesco, palpitante,
ciega de plumas y anguilas
del Aire...

A lo que hiero no hiero
o lo tomo sin lograrlo,
aventando y cazando
en burlas de Aire...

Cuando camino de vuelta,
por encinas y pinares,
todavía me persigue
el Aire.

Entro en mi casa de piedra
con los cabellos jadeantes,
ebrios, ajenos y duros
del Aire.

En la almohada, revueltos,
no saben apaciguarse,
y es cosa, para dormirme,
de atarles..

Hasta que él allá se cansa
como un albatros gigante,
o una vela que rasgaron
parte a parte.

Al amanecer, me duermo
-cuando mis cabellos caen-
como la madre del hijo,
rota del Aire...

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Text Authorship:

  • by Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga (1889 - 1957), as Gabriela Mistral, "El aire", appears in Tala, in Materias, no. 5 [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 José Enrique González Medina (b. 1954), "El aire", op. 14 no. 8 (1998) [ soprano and guitar ], from Los versos de la maestra, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wayland Rogers , "El aire" [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-03-31
Line count: 48
Word count: 191

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