Gabriela Mistral, 1889-1957, is the greatest Chilean poetess of the 20th century. In 1945 she received the first Nobel Prize for a Spanish-American writer, for a work dedicated to childhood and the mysteries of life and death. The three poems I have chosen to set to music are among the best known in her repertoire. The author speaks of a dreamed motherhood, full of tenderness and love for her people.

Recordings, audio excerpts: for the first excerpt, book-CD ” Outre-Chœur “, ensemble Territoires du souffle, ed. B. Doucey, 2016 (Nino mexicano). For the three pieces of the complete cycle, CD ” Nativités profanes “, Label Inconnu LI 09-1001, distribution Codæx, performance by the Maîtrise de la Loire (Montbrison), conducted by Jacques Berthelon.