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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
Ô mur élevé, ô tours couronnées d'honneur, de majesté, de hardiesse ! Ô grand fleuve, grand roi d'Andalousie, Aux sables nobles, bien que pas dorés ! Ô plaine fertile, ô sierras élevées Que le ciel privilégie et le jour fait briller ! Ô ma patrie toujours glorieuse Tant par ses plumes que par ses épées ! Si parmi ces ruines et ces restes que le Genil enrichit et le Dauro arrose ton souvenir n'est pas ma nourriture, mes yeux ne mériteront plus jamais de voir ton mur, tes tours et ton fleuve ta plaine et ta sierra, ô patrie, ô fleur d'Espagne !
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- Translation from Spanish (Español) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (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: 2009-09-07
Line count: 15
Word count: 103