Por las orillas del río
Language: Spanish (Español)
Available translation(s): FRE
Homenaje a Lope de Vega
Por las orillas del río
se está la noche mojando
y en los pechos de Lolita
se mueren de amor los ramos.
[Se mueren de amor los ramos.
La noche canta desnuda
sobre los puentes de marzo.
Lolita lava su cuerpo
con agua salobre y nardos.
Se mueren de amor los ramos.]1
La noche de anís y plata
relumbra por los tejados.
Plata de arroyos y espejos.
Anís de tus muslos blancos.
[Se mueren de amor los ramos.]1
G. Crumb sets lines 6-7
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1 omitted by Revueltas.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Crumb (1929 - 2022), "La noche canta desnuda sobre los puentes de marzo", published 1969, lines 6-7 [ soprano, harp, and percussion ], from Madrigals, Book III, no. 1, New York, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfonso Montecino (b. 1924), "Serenata", op. 14 (1953) [ medium voice and piano ], from Cinco canciones, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Silvestre Revueltas (1899 - 1940), "Serenata", ISR 2 no. 6, R 69 no. 6 (1939), published 1945, orchestrated 1969 [ voice and piano or instrumental ensemble ], from Cinco canciones para niños y dos canciones profanas, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-07
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Sur les berges de la rivière
Language: French (Français)  after the Spanish (Español)
Hommage à Lope de Vega
Sur les berges de la rivière
la nuit est humide
et sur les seins de Lolita
les branches se meurent d'amour.
Les branches se meurent d'amour.
La nuit chante nue
sur les ponts du mois de mars.
Lolita lave son corps
avec l'eau saumâtre et des nards.
Les branches se meurent d'amour.
La nuit d'anis et d'argent
miroite sur les toits.
Argent des ruisseaux et des miroirs.
Anis de tes cuisses blanches.
Les branches se meurent d'amour.
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Translations of title(s):
"La noche canta desnuda sobre los puentes de marzo" = "La nuit chante nue sur les ponts du mois de mars"
"Serenata" = "Sérénade"
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-11
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Word count: 82