Chorus: Granada has fallen! Granada has fallen! The triumph of Spain has atoned for her loss. Granada has fallen; the sign of the Crescent Has bowed in the end to the sign of the Cross. Granada has fallen. Our Queen Isabella Has entered Granada with pennons and drums. The Old Age was iron; the New Age is golden; The Gold Age is coming - oh see where it comes! Granada has fallen. The long days of torment And bloodshed are over; the battle is done And we are the victors. Granada has fallen And Spain's resurrection today has begun.
Christopher Columbus Suite
Song Cycle by William Walton (1902 - 1983)
1. Fiesta
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Louis MacNeice (1907 - 1963)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. Beatriz's song
Language: English
When will he return? Only to depart. Harrowed by the omen Of his restless heart; Bondsman of the voice, Rival to the Sun, Viceroy of the sunset Till his task be done. Though he is my love He is not for me; What he loves lies over Loveless miles of sea. Haunted by the West, Eating out his heart When will he return? Only to depart.
Text Authorship:
- by Louis MacNeice (1907 - 1963)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Gloria
Language: English
Solo tenor: Glory, glory to God. Joy in the land of Spain. They sailed away to the West, Now they are here again. Chorus: Glory, glory to God. Joy in the land of Spain. Solo: They sailed away to the West, Now they are here again. They tracked the sun to his lair, They found the Golden Main. Chorus: They sailed away to the West, Now they are here again. Solo: The world that we have found Shall ne'er be lost again. The voyage that we made - We made it not in vain. Chorus: The world that we have found Shall ne'er be lost again.
Text Authorship:
- by Louis MacNeice (1907 - 1963)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 269