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by Marqués de Santillana (1398 - 1458)

Serranilla
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Moça tan fermosa non vi en la frontera,
como una vaquera de la Finojosa.
Faciendo la via del Calatraveño
a Santa Maríe, Vencido del sueño
por tierra fragosa perdi la carrera,
do vi la vaquera de la Finojosa.

En un verde prado de rosas y flores
guardando ganado con otros pastores,
la vi tan graçiosa que apenos creyera
que fuese vaquera de la Finojosa.
Non creo las rosas de la primavera
sean tan fermosas nin de tal manera.

Fablando sin glosa si antes supiera
de aquella vaquera de la Finojosa.
Non tanto mirara con mucha beldad,
Por que me dexara en mi libertad.
Mas dixe: "Donosa" (por saber quien era,
Aquella vaquera de la Finojosa).

Bien coma riendo, dixo: "Bien vengades,
que ya bien entiendo lo que demandades"
no es desseosa de amar, nin lo espera,
aquesso vaquera de lo Finojosa.

Text Authorship:

  • by Marqués de Santillana (1398 - 1458) [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 José María Castro (1892 - 1964), "Serranilla", 1919, first performed 1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre (1901 - 1999), "Serranilla", 1928, from Canciones de dos épocas, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 22
Word count: 141

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