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