by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Madrugada
Language: Spanish (Español)
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Pero como el amor los saeteros están ciegos. Sobre la noche verde, las saetas dejan rastros de lirio caliente. La quilla de la luna rompe nubes moradas y las aljabas se llenan de rocío. ¡Ay, pero como el amor los saeteros están ciegos!
Text Authorship:
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Madrugada", appears in Poema del Cante Jondo, first published 1921 [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 Bruce Christian Bennett (b. 1968), "Madrugada", 1998 [ voice, electronics, and instrumental ensemble (12 players) ], from Canciones de amor y la noche, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Katherine Pukinskis (b. 1986), "Madrugada", 2008, first performed 2008 [ voice and piano ], from Cantos Nuevos, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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