by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Crótalo
Language: Spanish (Español)
Available translation(s): ENG
Crótalo. Crótalo. Crótalo. Escarabajo sonoro. En la araña de la mano rizas el aire cálido, y te ahogas en tu trino de palo. Crótalo. Crótalo. Crótalo. Escarabajo sonoro.
Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Crótalo", appears in Poema del Cante Jondo, in Seis caprichos, no. 3, first published 1921 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968), "Crótalo", from Romancero Gitano, no. 7. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Richard Gard) , "Castanet", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-01-11
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