by Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561 - 1627)
Soneto a Córdoba
Language: Spanish (Español)
¡Oh excelso muro, oh torres coronadas de honor, de majestad, de gallardía ! ¡Oh gran río, gran rey de Andalucía, de arenas nobles, ya que no doradas ! ¡Oh fértil llano, oh sierras levantadas que privilegia el cielo y dora el dia ! ¡Oh siempre gloriosa patria mia tanto por plumas cuanto por espadas ! ¡Si entre aquellas ruinas y despojos que enriquece Genil y Dauro baña tu memoria no fué alimento mío, nunca merezcan mis ausentes ojos ver tu muro, tus torres y tu río tu llano y sierra, oh patria, oh flor de España !
Authorship:
- by Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561 - 1627) [author's text not yet checked 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 Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946), "Soneto a Córdoba", 1927. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anne Evans) , title 1: "Cordoba Sonnet", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Sonnet à Cordoue", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Anne Evans
This text was added to the website: 2006-10-19
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Word count: 97