Verses by Curro Dulce | Tiny is the bride

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by Curro Dulce (flourished 19th century)

Translation © by Alice Rogers-Mendoza

Coplas de Curro Dulce

Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: ENG

Chiquitita la novia,
Chiquitito el novio,
Chiquitita la sala,
Y el dormitorio,
Por eso yo quiero
Chiquitita la cama
Y el mosquitero.

Text Authorship:

by Curro Dulce (flourished 19th century) [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 Fernando J. Obradors (1897 - 1945), "Coplas de Curro Dulce" [ voice and piano ], from Canciones clásicas españolas, vol 1, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Alice Rogers-Mendoza) , "Verses by Curro Dulce", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ross Klatte

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 22

Verses by Curro Dulce

Language: English after the Spanish (Español)

Tiny is the bride,
Tiny is the groom,
Tiny is the living room,
Tiny is the bedroom. 
That is why I want
a tiny bed with a
mosquito net.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2003 by Alice Rogers-Mendoza, (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 Curro Dulce (flourished 19th century)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 29