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.
It questions whether the rain will still sound, whether friends will remember the speaker, and whether a loved one will still smile once they are gone.
The speaker imagines the world as a "strange thing" and an "ark of wonders" that exists independently of their own life.
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
