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

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