Translation
Rima XI (Rhyme XI)
Rhyme XI —I am ardent, I am dark-skinned, I am the symbol of passion, my soul is filled with longing for pleasures. Are you looking for me? —No, it’s not you. —My forehead is pale, my tresses golden: I can offer you endless joys, I hold a treasure of tenderness. Are you calling me? —No, it’s not you. —I am a dream, an impossibility, a fleeting phantom of mist and light; I am incorporeal, intangible: I cannot love you. —Oh, come, come then\!
Spanish
Rima XI (Rhyme XI)
(Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, 1868)
Rima XI —Yo soy ardiente, yo soy morena,yo soy el símbolo de la pasión,de ansia de goces mi alma está llena.¿A mí me buscas?—No es a ti, no. —Mi frente es pálida, mis trenzas de oro:puedo brindarte dichas sin fin,yo de ternuras guardo un tesoro.¿A mí me llamas?—No, no es a ti. —Yo soy un sueño, un imposible,vano fantasma de niebla y luz;soy incorpórea, soy intangible:no puedo amarte.—¡Oh ven, ven tú\!
c. 1868