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by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)

Cancioncilla sevillana
 (Sung text for setting by X. Montsalvatge)
 Matches original text
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Amanecía
en el naranjel.
Abejitas de oro
buscaban la miel.

¿Dónde estará
la miel?

Está en la flor azul,
Isabel.
En la flor,
del romero aquel.

(Sillita de oro
para el moro.
Silla de oropel
para su mujer.)

Amanecía
en el naranjel.

Composition:

    Set to music by Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 - 2002), "Cancioncilla sevillana", 1953, published 1953 [ voice and piano ], from Canciones para niños, no. 6

Text Authorship:

  • by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Cancioncilla sevillana", appears in Canciones, in Canciones para niños, first published 1921-4

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

  • ENG English (Jennifer Capaldo) , "Sevillian ditty", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chansonnette sévillane", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-05-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 42

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