(1998) by Amancio Prada, featuring works by García Calvo, Lorca, and Cunqueiro.
is a profound poem written by the Spanish philosopher, grammarian, and poet Agustín García Calvo . It is best known to the public through its musical adaptations, most notably by Amancio Prada and Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio . 🖋️ Origins and Authorship El Mundo Que Yo No Viva
and other compilations by María Dolores Pradera . (1998) by Amancio Prada, featuring works by García
Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio is credited with the original musical setting, which was later popularized by Amancio Prada . 🖋️ Origins and Authorship and other compilations by
The poem uses vivid, almost mythological imagery—dolphins grazing on esmeraldas (emeralds) and a sea that turns purple—to describe this "Atlántida sumergida" (submerged Atlantis), a world the speaker can never truly know.
The speaker imagines the world as a "strange thing" and an "ark of wonders" that exists independently of their own life.