© by Nicolas Guillén (1902 - 1989)
Language: Spanish (Español)
Con tanto inglé que tu sabía [ ... ]
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Note: Many Spanish words have been deliberately misspelled in this text, and the English words have been spelled phonetically. In another version of the original text, Bito is Vito throughout. In addition, in stanza 1, line 4 is "decir ye"; in stanza 2, line 2, "huí" is "huir"; in stanza 2, line 4 and 5, "de etrái" is "detrái"; and in stanza 4, line 1, "ma" is "más".
Composition:
- Set to music by Alejandro García Caturla (1906 - 1940), "Bito Manué", 1930 [ high voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Nicolas Guillén (1902 - 1989), "Tú no sabe inglé", written 1930, appears in Motivos de son, no. 8, first published 1930, copyright ©
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