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Desde que vino la moda, que sí, que no, que ¡ay! de los pañuelitos blancos me parecen los mocitos, que sí, que no, que ¡ay! palomitas en el campo. Molinero, molinero, a la hora de maquilar, ten cuidado que la rueda no se te vaya a escapar, y te vaya a ti a coger molinero, molinero, al moler. Fui a pedir las marzas en cá el molinero y perdí las sayas y perdí el pañuelo y perdí otra cosa que ara no recuerdo. Molondrón… Toditos los molineros que sí, que no, que ¡ay! cuando salen del molino parece que van diciendo que sí, que no, que ¡ay! de la piedra sale el trigo. Molinero, molinero a la hora de maquilar… Por hablar de nochi con el molinero me pegó mi padri mi madri y mi agüelo. Y hay que ver la cara que tié el molinero y hay que ver las coses que me dió mi “agüelo.” Molondrón…
Text Authorship:
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), "El molondrón", <<1941, published <<1941 [ voice and piano ], from Canciones clásicas españolas, vol. 4, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jennifer Gliere) , "The Blow to the Head", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Barbara Miller , Jennifer Gliere [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-19
Line count: 36
Word count: 158
Since fashion came, Yes, no, ay! of the little white handkerchiefs The young guys seem to me Yes, no, ay! Like rice drinks in the field. Miller, miller when it comes to milling, be careful that the wheel do not run away, and you go to catch it, miller, when grinding. I went to ask for the marzas in the miller’s house, and I lost my skirts and I lost my handkerchief and I lost something else that now I do not remember. [... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...]
Translator's note for line 3-1: "marzas" - a song sung at the beginning of March commemorating the imminent arrival of spring, awakening
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2019 by Jennifer Gliere, (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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Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
This text was added to the website: 2019-10-30
Line count: 41
Word count: 83
