by Louis MacNeice (1907 - 1963)
Fiesta
Language: English
Chorus: Granada has fallen! Granada has fallen! The triumph of Spain has atoned for her loss. Granada has fallen; the sign of the Crescent Has bowed in the end to the sign of the Cross. Granada has fallen. Our Queen Isabella Has entered Granada with pennons and drums. The Old Age was iron; the New Age is golden; The Gold Age is coming - oh see where it comes! Granada has fallen. The long days of torment And bloodshed are over; the battle is done And we are the victors. Granada has fallen And Spain's resurrection today has begun.
Text Authorship:
- by Louis MacNeice (1907 - 1963) [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 William Walton (1902 - 1983), "Fiesta", from Christopher Columbus Suite, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 98