by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ovejita, niño mío
Language: Spanish (Español)
Ovejita, niño mío, vámonos a la orilla del mar. La hormiguita estará en su puerta, yo te daré la teta y el pan. Bernarda, cara de leoparda. Magdalena, cara de hiena. ¡Ovejita! Meee, meee. Vamos a los ramos del portal de Belén.(Ríe) Ni tú ni yo queremos dormir. La puerta sola se abrirá y en la playa nos meteremos en una choza de coral. Bernarda, cara de leoparda. Magdalena, cara de hiena. ¡Ovejita! Meee, meee. Vamos a los ramos del portal de Belén!
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Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), no title, appears in La casa de Bernarda Alba, Act III - María Josefa's song [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Garth Baxter.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-08-11
Line count: 22
Word count: 83
Little Lamb
Language: English  after the Spanish (Español)
Little Lamb, child of mine Let's go to the shore of the sea The little ant is at his door I'll give you my breast and bread Bernarda, Face of a leopard Magdalena Of a hyena Little lamb Baa! Baa! Baa! We'll go the palms at Bethlehem's gate You and I won't want to sleep A door will open on its own On the beach you and I Will hide in a hut of coral reef. Bernarda Face of a leopard Magdalena Of a hyena Little lamb, baa, baa We'll go the palms at Bethlehem's gate.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), no title, appears in La casa de Bernarda Alba, Act III - María Josefa's song
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Garth Baxter (b. 1946), "Little Lamb" [voice and guitar], from Two Songs from the House of Bernarda Alba, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garth Baxter
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 22
Word count: 96