Cantos de vida y esperanza

CANTOS DE VIDA
Y ESPERANZA

LOS CISNES Y OTROS POEMAS

POR

RUBÉN DARÍO

ILUSTRACIONES

DE

ENRIQUE OCHOA

Volumen VII de las obras completas. Administración: Editorial MUNDO LATINO
Madrid.

ÍNDICE

CANTOS DE VIDA Y ESPERANZA Páginas.
Prefacio	...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	7
I.—	Yo soy aquel que ayer no más decía..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	19
II.—	Salutación del optimista..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	27
III.—	Al rey Óscar..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	31
IV.—	Los tres reyes magos..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	35
V.—	Cyrano en España..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	39
VI.—	Salutación a Leonardo..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	43
VII.—	Pegaso..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	49
VIII.—	A Roosevelt..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	51
IX.—	Torres de Dios! Poetas!..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	55
X.—	Canto de esperanza..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	57
XI.—	Mientras tenéis, oh negros corazones..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	61
XII.—	Helios..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	63
XIII.—	Spes..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	69
XIV.—	Marcha triunfal..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	73

LOS CISNES
I.—	Qué signo haces, oh cisne, con tu encorvado cuello..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	81
II.—	En la muerte de Rafael Nuñez..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	85
III.—	Por un momento, oh cisne, juntaré mis anhelos..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	87
IV.—	Antes de todo, gloria a ti, Leda!..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	91
OTROS POEMAS
I.—	Retratos..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	99
II.—	Por el influjo de la Primavera..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	103
III.—	La dulzura del ángelus..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	109
IV.—	Tarde del trópico..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	111
V.—	Nocturno..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	113
VI.—	Canción de otoño en primavera..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	117
VII.—	Trébol..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	121
VIII.—	Charitas..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	125
IX.—	No obstante..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	129
X.—	Libranos Señor..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	133
XI.—	Filosofía..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	137
XII.—	Leda..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	139
XIII.—	Divina Psiquis, dulce mariposa invisible..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	141
XIV.—	El soneto de trece versos..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	145
XV.—	Oh, miseria de toda lucha por lo finito!..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	147
XVI.—	A Phocás el campesino..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	149
XVII.—	Carne, celeste carne de la mujer! Arcilla..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	151

XVIII.—	Un soneto a Cervantes..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	155
XIX.—	Madrigal exaltado..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	157
XX.—	Marina..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	159
XXI.—	Cleopompo y Heliodemo..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	163
XXII.—	Ay, triste del que un día..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	165
XXIII.—	En el país de las Alegorías..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	167
XXIV.—	Augurios..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	169
XXV.—	Melancolía..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	173
XXVI.—	Aleluya!..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	175
XXVII.—	De otoño..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	177
XXVIII.—	A Goya..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	179
XXIX.—	Caracol..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	183
XXX.—	Amo, amas..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	185
XXXI.—	Soneto autumnal al marqués de Bradomín..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	187
XXXII.—	Nocturno..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	191
XXXIII.—	Urna votiva..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	193
XXXIV.—	Programa matinal..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	197
XXXV.—	Ibis..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	199
XXXVI.—	Thanatos..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	201
XXXVII.—	Ofrenda..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	203
XXXVIII.—	Propósito primaveral..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	207
XXXIX.—	Letanía de nuestro señor Don Quijote..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	211
XL.—	Allá lejos..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	217
XLI.—	Lo fatal..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	219