Agua, ¿dónde vas?
Language: Spanish (Español)
Agua, ¿dónde vas?
Riyendo voy por el río
a las orillas del mar.
Mar, ¿adónde vas?
Río arriba voy buscando
fuente para descansar.
Chopo, y tú, ¿qué harás?
No quiero decirte nada.
Yo... ¡temblar!
¿Qué deseo, qué no deseo,
por el río y por la mar?
(Cuatro pájaros sin rumbo
en el alto chopo están.)
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Federico García Lorca, Poet in Spain, New York: Alfred A. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2017, page 32.
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- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Grant Hicks
[Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2026-07-05
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Word count: 55
Water, where do you go?
Language: English after the Spanish (Español)
Water, where do you go?
I go down the river laughing
to the shores of the sea.
Sea, where do you go?
I go up the river seeking
a spring to rest in.
And you, poplar, what will you do?
I don't want to tell you anything.
I... tremble!
What do I want, what don't I want,
on the river and on the sea?
(Four aimless birds
are in the tall poplar.)
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Translations of titles:
"Agua ¿Donde Vas?" = "Water, Where Do You Go?"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2026 by Grant Hicks, (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: 2026-09-15
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