by Rosalia de Castro (1837 - 1885)
Cantart' ei, Galicia
Language: Galician
Cantart' ei, Galicia, teus doçes cantares, qu'así mô pediron na veira do mare. Cantart' ei, Galicia, na lengua gallega, consuelo dos males, alivio das penas. Mimosa, soave, sentida, queixosa; encanta si ríe, conmove si chora. Cal ela, ningunha tan doçe que cante soidades amargas, sospiros amantes. Misterios de tarde, murmuxos da noite: cantart' ei, Galicia, na viera das fontes. Qu' así mô pediron, qu'así mô mandaron, que cante que cantee na lengua qu' eu falo.
Authorship:
- by Rosalia de Castro (1837 - 1885) [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 Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre (1901 - 1999), "Cantart' ei, Galicia", 1965 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Rosaliana, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 75