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Artist: José González Castillo
Canonical path: /jose-gonzalez-castillo/el-viejo-vals
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El viejo vals
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El viejo vals
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Al lánguido compás
de un vals de Chopin,
mi amor te confesé
sin ver que más
llamaba tu interés aquel vals.
Por eso hoy mi canción
va a su mismo compás,
te llora como un bien
que ya jamás
verá mi corazón su vaivén.
Fue como un loco volar de falena
con giros y vueltas en torno al panal
que nos deslumbra y nos llena
de un dulce mareo sutil y fatal.
Juntos mi pecho y tu seno,
los dos corazones, latiendo a la par,
fijo, impasible y sereno
tu frío mirar.
Quién me diría que toda la gloria
de aquella gentil posesión,
era la efímera coda que al vals
se ponía mi loca ilusión.
Dócil tu mano en mi mano.
mi brazo oprimiendo tu talle liviano,
y en tanto mi acento muriendo
en el lento girar del valsear.
Falena de salón.
mi corazón también
sus alas de ilusión
quemó tenaz
girando en aquel vals de Chopin.
Borracho de pasión,
y ciego de querer,
se lanza a tu atracción
sin ver que más que un alma
en ti, mujer, hay un vals.
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