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"Ella dijo que bailaría conmigo si le traía rosas rojas"
'She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses'
"Pero en todo mi jardín no hay rosa roja", gritó el joven estudiante
'but in all my garden there is no red rose' cried the young Student
Desde su nido en la encina el ruiseñor lo oyó
from her nest in the holm-oak tree the nightingale heard him
y miró a través de las hojas, y se preguntó.
and she looked out through the leaves, and wondered
"¡No hay rosa roja en todo mi jardín!", gritó.
'No red rose in all my garden!' he cried
y sus hermosos ojos llenos de lágrimas
and his beautiful eyes filled with tears
'¡De qué pequeñas cosas depende la felicidad!'
'On what little things does happiness depend!'
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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, poet, and novelist, known for his biting wit, defense of aesthetics, and defiance of social conventions. The author of celebrated comedies, including The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband, and the iconic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, at the height of his fame he was sentenced to two years' hard labor for "gross indecency" with men. He died penniless in Paris three years after his release from prison. He ranks among the most celebrated writers in English literature.
