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by José Muñoz San Román (1876 - 1954)

La Giralda
 (Sung text for setting by J. Turina)
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Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  ENG
De la glorioso Sevilla
se hizo el espiritu carne
en la torre peregrina
y l llamaron Giralda,
que es nombre que tiene un eco
de repique de campanas.
La Giralda es un ensueño
y es así como un suspiro
que lanza la tierra al cielo.
encaje de filigrana;
como una bandera al viento
tejida en oro y en plata.

Como un brazo de Sevilla
que se levanta a alcanzar
las gracias que Dios le envía.

Como un pensamiento loco
que hable de amor infinito
hecho repique sonoro.
Oro y plata, día y noche
y coral y pedreria;
lo mismo ahora que entonces,
cuando yo la imaginaba en sueños,
como un tesoro labrado
por manos de hadas.

Gallarda como mujer,
sin tí no sería Sevilla,
lo encantadora que es.

Composition:

    Set to music by Joaquín Turina (1882 - 1949), "La Giralda", op. 37 no. 6 (1925) [ voice and orchestra ], from Canto a Sevilla, no. 6

Text Authorship:

  • by José Muñoz San Román (1876 - 1954)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "The Giralda", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-08-10
Line count: 27
Word count: 128

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