by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Nana, niño, nana del caballo grande que...
Language: Spanish (Español)
Our translations: FRE
Nana, niño, nana del caballo grande que no quiso el agua. Duérmete, rosal, que el caballo se pone allorar. Las patas heridas, las crines heladas, dentro de los ojos un puñal de plata.
Act I Scene 2
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
Text Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), appears in Bodas de sangre [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 George Crumb (1929 - 2022), "Nana, niño, nana del caballo grande que no quiso el agua", published 1969 [ soprano, harp, and percussion ], from Madrigals, Book III, no. 3, New York, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Une chanson, enfant, une chanson sur le grand cheval qui ne voulait pas d'eau", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-13
Line count: 9
Word count: 33