by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Inventos
Language: Spanish (Español)
(estrellas de la nieve) Hay montañas que quieren ser de agua. Y se inventan estrellas sobre la espalda. (nubes) Y hay montañas que quieren tener alas. Y se inventan las nubes blancas.
Confirmed with De Tweede Ronde Jaargang 7, Amsterdam : Bert Bakker, 1986, p.163
Text Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Inventos", written 1921, appears in Álbum blanco, ABC, 17-08-1986, first published 1986 [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 Monica Houghton , "Inventos", 2017, first performed 2024 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from De la Noche, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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