Lira Póstuma Obras Completas Vol. XXI

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Lira Póstuma Obras Completas Vol. XXI

by Rubén Darío

ES·~46 minutes·47 chapters

Chapters

47 total
1

Nota del Transcriptor:

0:18
2

LIRA PÓSTUMA

0:06
3

«PAX»

2:05
4

PÁJAROS DE LAS ISLAS.....

0:54
5

A UNA COLOMBIANA

0:12
6

LA VIDA Y LA MUERTE

0:16
7

PORTEÑA

0:35
8

TRISTE, MUY TRISTEMENTE...

1:21
9

ALBUM

1:26
10

MARÍA

0:37

Description

The work opens as a sweeping lyrical meditation, where history, myth and faith collide in a cascade of vivid images. From the death of a pope and the birth of a comet to the fall of a new Babel under cannon fire, the narrator stitches together epochs with a voice that feels both ancient and urgent.

Through recurring motifs of birds, roses, and the crucifixion, the poem interrogates the cyclical nature of war and the persistent search for meaning. It summons the ghosts of Homer, Dante and Goya, while the speaker’s own yearning for truth soars alongside seagulls over distant seas. The piece balances brutal realism with a soaring, hopeful lyricism.

Listeners will be drawn into a tapestry of sound‑rich language that oscillates between lament and celebration. The book invites contemplation of humanity’s contradictions, offering a resonant, meditative experience that rewards careful listening and an openness to its restless, poetic spirit.

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Full title

Lira Póstuma Obras Completas Vol. XXI Obras Completas Vol. XXI

Language

es

Duration

~46 minutes (45K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Carlos Colón, Josep Cols Canals and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

2017-01-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Rubén Darío

Rubén Darío

1867–1916

A brilliant, restless voice of modernismo, he reshaped Spanish-language poetry with musical language, vivid imagery, and a cosmopolitan imagination. His work helped open a new era in Latin American literature and still feels fresh more than a century later.

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