Mort de la petenera | Dans la maison blanche meurt

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by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Muerte de la petenera

Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: FRE

En la casa blanca muere
la perdición de los hombres. 

Cien jacas caracolean.
Sus jinetes están muertos. 

Bajo las estremecidas
estrellas de los velones,
su falda de moaré tiembla
entre sus muslos de cobre. 

Cien jacas caracolean.
Sus jinetes están muertos. 

Largas sombras afiladas
vienen del turbio horizonte,
y el bordón de una guitarra
se rompe. 

Cien jacas caracolean.
Sus jinetes están muertos.

Text Authorship:

by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Muerte de la petenera", appears in Poema del Cante Jondo, first published 1921-22 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Enrique Beck (1904 - 1974) , copyright © ; composed by Hermann Reutter.
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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mort de la petenera", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Mort de la petenera

Language: French (Français) after the Spanish (Español)

Dans la maison blanche meurt
la perdition des hommes.

Cent juments caracolent
Leurs cavaliers sont morts.

Et sous les tremblantes
étoiles des bougies,
sa jupe moirée tremble
entre ses cuisses de cuivre.

Cent juments caracolent.
Leurs cavaliers sont morts.

De longues ombres effilées
viennent du trouble horizon
et le bourdon d'une guitare
se rompt.

Cent juments caracolent.
Leurs cavaliers sont morts.

Note : la petenera est un type de chant flamenco.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Spanish (Español) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Muerte de la petenera", appears in Poema del Cante Jondo, first published 1921-22
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This text was added to the website: 2016-01-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 61