Alfonsina y el mar explained

Alfonsina y el mar
Type:	song
Artist:	Ariel Ramírez and Félix Luna
Language:	Spanish
Composer:	Ariel Ramírez
Lyricist:	Félix Luna

"Alfonsina y el mar" 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]}

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 . 10.1017/S1478572221000219. 247956203 . free.

Notes and References

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