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Yo quiero que el agua se quede sin cauce, yo quiero que el viento se quede sin valles. Quiero que la noche se quede sin ojos y mi corazón sin flor del oro; que los bueyes hablen con las grandes hojas y que la lombriz se muera de sombra; que brillen los dientes de la calavera y los amarillos inunden la seda. Puedo ver el duelo de la noche herida luchando enroscada con el mediodía. Resiste un ocaso de verde veneno y los arcos rotos donde sufre el tiempo. Pero no ilumines tu limpio desnudo como un negro cactus abierto en los juncos. Déjame en un ansia de oscuros planetas, pero no me enseñes tu cintura fresca.
Authorship
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Gacela de la terrible presencia", appears in Divan del Tamarit, in Gacelas, no. 2 [author's text checked 1 time 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 George Crumb (b. 1929), "Gacela de la terrible presencia", published 1963 [soprano, piano (celesta), and percussion (2 players)], from Night Music I, no. 5, Melville, NY : Mills Music : Belwin-Mills [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ghazal de la présence terrible", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 117
Je veux que l'eau reste sans lit, je veux que le vent reste sans vallée. Je veux que la nuit reste sans yeux, et mon cœur sans fleur d'or ; que les bœufs parlent avec les grandes feuilles et que le ver de terre se meure d'obscurité ; que brillent les dents du crâne et les jaunes envahissent la soie. Je peux voir le duel de la nuit blessée luttant enroulée avec le midi. Je résiste au poison vert du crépuscule et aux arcs brisés où le temps souffre. Mais n'illumine pas ta nudité pure comme un cactus noir ouvert dans les roseaux. Laisse-moi dans une soif de planètes obscures, mais ne me montre pas ta taille fraîche.
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- Translation from Spanish (Español) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Spanish (Español) by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Gacela de la terrible presencia", appears in Divan del Tamarit, in Gacelas, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 118