Alfonsina y el mar

"Alfonsina y el mar"
Song by Ariel Ramírez and Félix Luna
Language	Spanish
Composer(s)	Ariel Ramírez
Lyricist(s)	Félix Luna

Sheet music

"Alfonsina y el mar" (lit. 'Alfonsina and the sea') is a zamba composed by Argentine pianist Ariel Ramírez and written by Argentine writer Félix Luna. It was first released as part of Mercedes Sosa's 1969 album Mujeres argentinas. The song is a tribute to Argentine poet Alfonsina Storni, who committed suicide in 1938 by jumping into the sea from a jetty.[1][2] The song is a classic and has been interpreted by many artists of different nationalities.[3][4]

References

1. "Alfonsina y el mar' de Mercedes Sosa: letra y vídeo" ['Alfonsina y el mar' by Mercedes Sosa: lyrics and video]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
2. "'Alfonsina y el mar', el triste y poético relato de un suicidio" ['Alfonsina y el mar", the sad and poetic story of a suicide]. La Nación (in Spanish). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
3. "Natalia Lafourcade lanza su versión del clásico 'Alfonsina y el mar'" [Natalia Lafourcade releases her version of the classic 'Alfonsina y el mar']. Mondo Sonoro (in Spanish). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
4. Martínez, Claudia Regina (28 August 2022). "Rosalía, Alfonsina y el silencio de la multitud" [Rosalía, Alfonsina and the silence of the crowd]. ElDiarioAR (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2022.

Further reading

• Cristiá, Cintia (2022). "(De)constructing Argentine Women: Gender, Nation, and Identity in 'Alfonsina y el mar'". Twentieth-Century Music. 19 (1): 29–63. doi:10.1017/S1478572221000219. S2CID 247956203.