The flower of the Zurguén | Stop, little birds

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by Juan Meléndez Valdés (1754 - 1817)

Translation © by Laura L. Nagle

Parad, airecillos

Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: ENG

Parad, airecillos,
Y el ala encoged.
En plácido sueño
Reposa mi bien.
Parad y de rosas
Tejedme un dosel
Do del sol se guarde
La flor del Zurguén.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• M. García

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Notes
Line 1: "airecillos" : in some editions, "avecillas"
Line 2: in some editions, "No inquietas voléis."
Line 6: "Tejedme" : in some editions, "Tejedle"
Line 7: "Do" is short for "dondé"

Text Authorship:

by Juan Meléndez Valdés (1754 - 1817) [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 Manuel Vicente del Pópulo García (1775 - 1832), "La flor del Zurguén", alternate title: "Parad!" [ voice and piano ], also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in French (Français), a translation by Louis Pomey (1835 - 1901) ; composed by Manuel Vicente del Pópulo García.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Laura L. Nagle) , "The flower of the Zurguén", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Laura L. Nagle

This text was added to the website: 2007-03-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 28

The flower of the Zurguén

Language: English after the Spanish (Español)

Stop, little birds,
And tuck in your wings.
My darling is resting
In a peaceful dream.
Stop, and weave for me
A canopy of roses
Where the flower of the Zurguén stream
Lies safely out of the sun.

Notes
Line 2: "No inquietas voléis" = "Do not fly about restlessly."
Line 5: "for me" : Tejedle = "for her"

Text Authorship:

Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2007 by Laura L. Nagle, (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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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Juan Meléndez Valdés (1754 - 1817)
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This text was added to the website: 2007-03-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 38