by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  FRE
 ... 
Caballito negro.
¿Dónde llevas tu jinete muerto? 
 ... 
Caballito frío.
¡Qué perfume de flor de cuchillo! 
 ...

Composition:

    Set to music by George Crumb (1929 - 2022), "Caballito negro", published 1965, lines 4-5,9-10 [ soprano, alto flute, and percussion ], from Madrigals, Book II, no. 3, New York, Peters

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


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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-03
Line count: 25
Word count: 88