Barrio de Córdoba : Tópico nocturno

En la casa se defienden
de las estrellas.
La noche se derrumba.
Dentro hay una niña muerta
con una rosa encarnada
oculta en la cabellera.
Seis ruiseñores la lloran
en la reja.

Las gentes van suspirando
con las guitarras abiertas.

Translation(s): ARM GER

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Authorship

• by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Barrio de Córdoba : Tópico nocturno", appears in Poema del Cante Jondo, in Tres ciudades, no. 2, first published 1921 [ author's text checked 1 time]

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• by Julián Bautista (1901 - 1961), "Barrio de Córdoba : Tópico nocturno" [voice and piano], from Tres cuidades, no. 2. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

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• Also set in Armenian (հայերեն), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist GER by Tigran Mansurian.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Enrique Beck (1904 - 1974) , "Korduaner Stadtteil", subtitle: "Örtliches Nachtstück", appears in Drei Städte, no. 2, copyright © ARM by Hermann Reutter.
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