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by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Bebe el agua tranquila de la canción añeja
 (Sung text for setting by G. Crumb)
 See original
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  FRE
 ... 
 Bebe el agua tranquila
 de la canción añeja.
 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from lines 25-26 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by George Crumb (1929 - 2022), "Bebe el agua tranquila de la canción añeja", published 1965, lines 25-26 [ soprano, alto flute, and percussion ], from Madrigals, Book II, no. 1, New York, Peters

Text Authorship:

  • by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Balada de la placeta", written 1919, appears in Libro de poemas, first published 1921

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 73
Word count: 252

Bois l'eau tranquille  de la chanson antique
 (Sung text translation for setting by G. Crumb)
 See original
Language: French (Français)  after the Spanish (Español) 
 ... 
 Bois l'eau tranquille
 de la chanson antique.
 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from lines 25-26 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Spanish (Español) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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), "Balada de la placeta", written 1919, appears in Libro de poemas, first published 1921
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-10
Line count: 73
Word count: 235

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