by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Canción del Postillón
Language: Spanish (Español)
Corre caballo pues quiero que lleguemos
donde la noche passemos,
descansando de las fatigas de hoy.
Ve ligero! Para mañana
cumplir el mensaje de amor
que encargó mi señor.
¡Arrea! ¡Vuelaya!
¡Jas! ¡Cis! ¡Jas!
¡Arrea! quiero llegar ya.
¡Arrea! que el mensaje de amor
que me dió mi señor
llegar debe mañana.
¡Arrea! Verás como al fin
de la jornada bien te hallarás.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "The Messenger's Song", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 14
Word count: 63
The Messenger's Song
Language: English after the Spanish (Español)
Run, my horse, because I want to arrive
Where we will pass the night,
Recovering from the exhaustions of the day.
Go quickly! For tomorrow
I will deliver the message of love
That my master entrusted to me.
Move! Fly!
Ha! Tsk! Ha!
Move! I want to arrive now.
Move! For the message of love
That my master gave me
Must arrive tomorrow.
Move! You’ll see that, at the end
Of the journey, you’ll have reward.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2023 by Michael P Rosewall, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-22
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Word count: 76
