by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Translation © by Rolfe Humphries
La aurora
Language: Spanish (Español)
La aurora de Nueva York tiene cuatro columnas de cieno y un huracán de negras palomas que chapotean las aguas podridas. La aurora de Nueva York gime por las inmensas escaleras buscando entre las aristas nardos de angustia dibujada. La aurora llega y nadie la recibe en su boca porque allí no hay mañana ni esperanza posible. A veces las monedas en enjambres furiosos taladran y devoran abandonados niños. Los primeros que salen comprenden con sus huesos que no habrá paraíso ni amores deshojados; saben que van al cieno de números y leyes, a los juegos sin arte, a sudores sin fruto. La luz es sepultada por cadenas y ruidos en impúdico reto de ciencia sin raíces. Por los barrios hay gentes que vacilan insomnes como recién salidas de un naufragio de sangre.
Text Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "La aurora", written 1929-30, appears in Poeta en Nueva York , in Calles y sueños [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Rolfe Humphries , "Dawn", copyright © ; composed by Leon Kirchner.
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Dawn
Language: English  after the Spanish (Español)
Dawn in New York contains [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Rolfe Humphries , "Dawn", copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "La aurora", written 1929-30, appears in Poeta en Nueva York , in Calles y sueños
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Leon Kirchner (b. 1919), "Dawn", 1943-46 [SATB chorus and chorus or piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-13
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