by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Ribereňas
Language: Spanish (Español)
Dicen que tienes cara (balalín) de luna llena. (balalán.) Cuántas campanas ¿oyes? (balalín.) No me dejan. (¡balalán!) Pero tus ojos..., ¡Ah! (balalín) ... perdona, tus ojeras ... (balalán) y esa rosa de oro (balalín) y esa... no puedo, esa... (balalán.) Su duro miriñaque las campanas golpean. ¡Oh tu encanto secreto!..., tu... (balalín lín lín lín...) Dispensa.
Text Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Ribereňas", subtitle: "(Con acompañamiento de campanas)", written 1921-1924, appears in Canciones, in Juegos [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 Michèle Reverdy (b. 1943), "Ribereňas", subtitle: "(Con acompaňamiento de campanas)", 2009, first performed 2010 [ voice and piano ], from De l'ironie contre l'absurdité du monde, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-22
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Word count: 54