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Two Songs from the House of Bernarda Alba

Song Cycle by Garth Baxter (b. 1946)

1. Little Lamb
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Little Lamb, child of mine
Let's go to the shore of the sea
The little ant is at his door
I'll give you my breast and bread
Bernarda, 
Face of a leopard
Magdalena 
Of a hyena
Little lamb
Baa! Baa! Baa!
We'll go the palms at Bethlehem's gate
You and I won't want to sleep
A door will open on its own
On the beach you and I 
Will hide in a hut of coral reef.
Bernarda 
Face of a leopard
Magdalena 
Of a hyena
Little lamb, 
baa, baa
We'll go the palms at Bethlehem's gate.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Based on:

  • a text in Spanish (Español) by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), no title, appears in La casa de Bernarda Alba, Act III - María Josefa's song
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Researcher for this page: Garth Baxter

2. Here come the reapers
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Here come the reapers
In search of the grain
Reaping the hearts 
Of the women they claim.
Open your doors and your windows
You women that live in this town
The reaper asks for roses
To decorate his crown.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Based on:

  • a text in Spanish (Español) by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: Garth Baxter
Total word count: 135
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