by Félix María Samaniego (1745 - 1801)
La mona
Language: Spanish (Español)
Subió una mona a un nogal Y cojiendo una nuez verde, En la càscara le muerde Lo que la supo muy mal. Arrojóla el animal Y se quedó sin comer, Asi suele suceder A quien su empresa abandona, Porque halla como la mona El principio que vencer.
Text Authorship:
- by Félix María Samaniego (1745 - 1801) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Julián Aguirre (1868 - 1924), "La mona", published c1920? [voice and piano], from Fábulas, no. 3, Buenos Aires: Gurina & Cia. [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-06
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Word count: 47