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Lorca Sarja (Lorca Suite)

Song Cycle by Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 - 2016)

Translated to:

German (Deutsch) — Lorca Suite (Bertram Kottmann)

1. Canción del jinete
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Córdoba. Lejana y sola. 
Jaca negra, luna grande,
y aceitunas en mi alforja.
Aunque sepa los caminos
yo nunca llegaré a Córdoba. 
Por el llano, por el viento,
jaca negra, luna roja.
La muerte me está mirando
desde las torres de Córdoba. 
¡Ay qué camino tan largo!
¡Ay mi jaca valerosa!
¡Ay, que la muerte me espera,
antes de llegar a Córdoba! 
Córdoba. Lejana y sola.

Text Authorship:

  • by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Canción del jinete", appears in Canciones, in Andaluzas

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chanson du cavalier", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Hein Calis

2. El grito
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
La elipse de un grito,
va de monte
a monte. 
Desde los olivos,
será un arco iris negro
sobre la noche azul. 

¡Ay! 

Como un arco de viola,
el grito ha hecho vibrar
largas cuerdas del viento. 

¡Ay! 

(Las gentes de las cuevas
asoman sus velones.) 

¡Ay!

Text Authorship:

  • by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "El grito", appears in Poema del Cante Jondo, in Poema de la siguiriya gitana , no. 3, first published 1921

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "The cry"
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le cri", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Der Schrei", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Hein Calis

3. La luna asoma
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Cuando sale la luna
se pierden las campanas
y aparecen las sendas
impenetrables.

Cuando sale la luna,
el mar cubre la tierra
y el corazón se siente
isla en el infinito.

Nadie come naranjas
bajo la luna llena.
Es preciso comer
fruta verde y helada.

Cuando sale la luna
de cién rostros iguales,
la moneda de plata
solloza en el bolsillo.

Text Authorship:

  • by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "La luna asoma", appears in Canciones, in Canciones de luna, first published 1921-4

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

  • ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "The moon comes forth", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La lune se montre", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Der Mond kommt hervor", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

4. Malagueña
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
La muerte
entra y sale 
de la taberna. 
Pasan caballos negros
y gente siniestra 
por los hondos caminos
de la guitarra. 
Y hay un olor a sal
y a sangre de hembra,
en los nardos febriles
de la marina.
La muerte 
entra y sale
y sale y entra
la muerte
de la taberna.

Text Authorship:

  • by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Malagueña", appears in Poema del Cante Jondo, in Tres ciudades, no. 1, first published 1921

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Salvador Pila) , "Malagueña", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Malagueña", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
Total word count: 229
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