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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

El café de Chinitas
 (Sung text for setting by F. García Lorca)
 Matches original text
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  ENG
          1
En el café de Chinitas
dijo Paquiro a su hermano:
»Soy más valiente que tú,
más torero y más gitano«.

          2
En el café de Chinitas
dijo Paquiro a Frascuelo:
»Soy más valiente que tú,
más gitano y más torero«.

          3
Sacó Paquiro el reló
y dijo de esta manera:
»Este toro ha de morir
antes de las cuatro y media «.

          4
Al dar las cuatro en la calle
se salieron del café
y era Paquiro en la calle
un torero de cartel.

Composition:

    Set to music by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "El café de Chinitas" [ voice and guitar ], from Canciones españoles antiguas recopiladas y armonizadas por FGL, no. 7

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "El café de Chinitas"

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

  • ENG English (Jennifer Gliere) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-29
Line count: 20
Word count: 88

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