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by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)

El Paso de La Siguiriya
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Entre mariposas negras,
va una muchacha morena
junto a una blanca serpiente
de niebla.

Tierra de luz,
cielo de tierra.

Va encadenada al temblor
de un ritmo que nunca llega,
tiene el corazón de plata
y un puñal en la diestra.

¿A dónde vas, siguiriya,
con un ritmo sin cabeza?
¿Qué luna recogerá
tu dolor de cal y adelfa?

Tierra de luz,
cielo de tierra.

Text Authorship:

  • by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "El paso de la siguiriya", appears in Poema del Cante Jondo, in Poema de la siguiriya gitana , no. 5 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Alex Taylor , "El Paso de La Siguiriya", first performed 2020 [ tenor, cello, percussion ], from Poema de La Siguiriya Gitana, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-01-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 65

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