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by Manuel Vicente del Pópulo García (1775 - 1832)
Translation

Polo del contrabandista
Language: Spanish (Español)  after the Spanish (Español) 
Yo soy el contrabandista,
y campo por mi respeto.
A todos los desafío,
Pues a nadie tengo miedo.
¡Ay! ¡Jaleo muchacha!

¡Quién me compra
Algún hilo negro!
Mi caballo esta cansado.
¡Ay!
Y yo me marcho corriendo.

¡Ay! Que viene la ronda
Y se movió el tiroteo.
¡Ay! Caballito mío,
Caballo mío ligero.

¡Ay! ¡Jaleo que nos cogén!
¡Ay! ¡Sácame de este aprieto!
¡Ay! ¡Jaleo muchacha! ¡Ay!
¡Quién me merca
Algún hilo negro!

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It is based on

  • a text in Spanish (Español) by Manuel Vicente del Pópulo García (1775 - 1832), "Yo que soy contrabandista", first published 1808
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Fernando J. Obradors (1897 - 1945), "Polo del contrabandista" [ voice and piano ], from Canciones clásicas españolas, vol. 3, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) [an adaptation] ; composed by Robert Schumann.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-08-10
Line count: 19
Word count: 73

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