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La señorita del abanico, va por el puente del fresco río. Los caballeros con sus levitas, miran el puente sin barandillas. La señorita del abanico y los volantes, busca marido. Los caballeros están casados, con altas rubias de idioma blanco. Los grillos cantan por el Oeste. (La señorita. va por lo verde.) Los grillos cantan bajo las flores. (Los caballeros, van por el Norte.)
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Text Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Canción China en Europa", appears in Canciones, in Canciones para niños, first published 1921-4 [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 Suzanne Baron Supervielle (1910 - 2004), "Canción China en Europa", 1940 [ voice and piano ], from Cuatro Canciones de Federico García Lorca, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 - 2002), "Canción China en Europa", 1953, published 1953 [ voice and piano ], from Canciones para niños, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006), "La Señorita del Albanico", 1956, published 2002 [ soprano and instrumental ensemble ], from Homage à Garcia Lorca, no. 3, Furore Verlag; revised 1993 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alicia Terzián (b. 1934), "Canción China en Europa", 1956 [ medium-high voice and piano ], from Canciones para niños, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jennifer Capaldo) , "Chinese song in Europe", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chanson chinoise en Europe", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-03
Line count: 24
Word count: 64
La demoiselle Avec son éventail Traverse le pont Sur la rivière fraîche. Les gentlemen Avec leurs redingotes Regardent le pont Sans rambarde. La demoiselle Avec son éventail Et ses volants Cherche un mari. Les gentlemen Sont mariés Avec de grandes blondes Qui parlent la langue des blancs. Les grillons chantent À l'ouest. (La demoiselle marche sur l'herbe.) Les grillons chantent Sous les fleurs. (Les gentlemen sont partis vers le nord.)
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Spanish (Español) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (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) by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Canción China en Europa", appears in Canciones, in Canciones para niños, first published 1921-4
This text was added to the website: 2012-09-01
Line count: 24
Word count: 70