by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Por qué nací entre espejos? See original
Language: Spanish (Español)
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¿Por qué nací entre espejos?
El día me da vueltas.
Y la noche me copia
en todas sus estrellas.
Composition:
- Set to music by George Crumb (1929 - 2022), "Por qué nací entre espejos?", published 1969, stanza 2 [ soprano, flute (piccolo and alto flute), harp, contrabass, and percussion ], from Madrigals, Book IV, no. 1, New York, Peters
Text Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Canción del naranjo seco", appears in Canciones, in Canciones para terminar, first published 1921-4
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 57