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by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)

Balada amarilla
 (Sung text for setting by P. Bowles)
 Matches original text
Language: Spanish (Español) 
La tierra estaba
amarilla.

Orillo, orillo,
pastorcillo.

Ni luna blanca
ni estrella lucían.

Orillo, orillo,
pastorcillo.

Vendimiadora morena
corta el llanto de la viña.

Orillo, orillo,
pastorcillo.

Composition:

    Set to music by Paul Frederic Bowles (1910 - 1999), "Balada amarilla" [ high voice and piano ], from Cuatro canciones de García Lorca, no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), no title, appears in Primeras canciones, in Cuatro baladas amarillas, no. 2, first published 1922

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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 27

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