Der diskrete Majo | Die Leute sagen, dass mein Mann hässlich ist

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by Fernando Periquet (1873 - 1940)

Translation © by Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes

El majo discreto

Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: ENG FRE GER

Dicen que mi majo es feo.
Es posible que sí que lo sea,
que amor es deseo
que ciega y marea.
Ha tiempo que sé
que quien ama no ve.

Mas si no es mi majo un hombre
que por lindo descuelle y asombre,
en cambio es discreto
y guarda un secreto
que yo posé en él
sabiendo que es fiel.

¿Cuál es el secreto
que el majo guardó?
Sería indiscreto
contarlo yo.
No poco trabajo costara saber
secretos de un majo con una mujer.
Nació en Lavapiés.
¡Eh, ¡eh! ¡Es
un majo, un majo es!

Text Authorship:

by Fernando Periquet (1873 - 1940) [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 Enrique Granados y Campiña (1867 - 1916), "El majo discreto", from Colección de tonadillas, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Pamela Narbona Jerez) , "The discreet lover", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'amoureux discret", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , "Der diskrete Majo", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Der diskrete Majo

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Die Leute sagen, dass mein Mann hässlich ist.
Und vielleicht ist das auch wahr,
Da Liebe 
ein Begehren ist,
Das blind 
und verrückt macht.
 
Aber wenn mein Mann kein richtiger Mann ist,
Dessen Schönheit überragt und erstaunt,
Ist er hingegen verschwiegen
Und behält ein Geheimnis
Das ich ihm anvertraue,
Im Wissen, dass er treu ist.
 
Was für ein Geheimnis kann es sein,
Das der Mann bewahrt?
Es wäre indiskret, 
es zu erzählen.
Es würde viel Mühe bereiten,
Einem Paar seine Geheimnisse zu entlocken.
Er wurde in Lavapiés geboren.
Er ist ein Mann, ein richtiger, schöner Mann!

Note: "Majo" is a colloquial name for people from the lower classes of Spanish society.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-09-21
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Word count: 96