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¡Oh excelso muro, oh torres coronadas de honor, de majestad, de gallardía ! ¡Oh gran río, gran rey de Andalucía, de arenas nobles, ya que no doradas ! ¡Oh fértil llano, oh sierras levantadas que privilegia el cielo y dora el dia ! ¡Oh siempre gloriosa patria mia tanto por plumas cuanto por espadas ! ¡Si entre aquellas ruinas y despojos que enriquece Genil y Dauro baña tu memoria no fué alimento mío, nunca merezcan mis ausentes ojos ver tu muro, tus torres y tu río tu llano y sierra, oh patria, oh flor de España !
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946), "Soneto a Córdoba", 1927. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anne Evans) , title 1: "Cordoba Sonnet", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Sonnet à Cordoue", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Anne Evans
This text was added to the website: 2006-10-19
Line count: 15
Word count: 97
"Oh lofty wall, oh towers crowned with honour, majesty and elegance! Oh great river, great king of Andalusia, your sands are noble, although not golden!" Oh fertile plain,oh soaring mountains Favoured by the sky and gilded by sunlight Oh my homeland, ever-renowned As much for its writers as its swordsmen! If among these ruins and remains of the Alhambra which Genil adorns and Dauro bathes your memory were not nourishment to me my eyes should never again deserve to see your walls, your tower and your river your plain and mountains, my homeland, the flower of Spain!
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- Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2006 by Anne Evans, (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 Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561 - 1627)
This text was added to the website: 2006-10-19
Line count: 15
Word count: 97