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by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)

Reyerta
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  FRE
    A Rafael Méndez

En la mitad del barranco
las navajas de Albacete,
bellas de sangre contraria,
relucen como los peces.

Una dura luz de naipe
recorta en el agrio verde
caballos enfurecidos
y perfiles de jinetes.

En la copa de un olivo
lloran dos viejas mujeres.
El toro de la reyerta
su sube por la paredes.
Angeles negros traían
pañuelos y agua de nieve.
Angeles con grandes alas
de navajas de Albacete.

Juan Antonio el de Montilla
rueda muerto la pendiente
su cuerpo lleno de lirios
y una granada en las sienes.
Ahora monta cruz de fuego,
carretera de la muerte.

*

El juez con guardia civil,
por los olivares viene.
Sangre resbalada gime
muda canción de serpiente.
Señores guardias civiles:
aquí pasó lo de siempre.
Han muerto cuatro romanos
y cinco cartagineses

*

La tarde loca de higueras
y de rumores calientes
cae desmayada en los muslos
heridos de los jinetes.
Y ángeles negros volaban
por el aire del poniente.
Angeles de largas trenzas
y corazones de aceite. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Reyerta", written 1924-7, appears in Romancero gitano, no. 3 [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 Alejandro Guarello Finlay (b. 1951), "Reyerta", 1979 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Bagarre", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-08-07
Line count: 41
Word count: 170

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