by Leopoldo Lugones Argüello (1874 - 1938)
Lied de la boca florida
Language: Spanish (Español)
Our translations: ENG
Al ofrecerte una rosa El jardinero prolijo, Orgulloso de ella dijo: »No existe otra más hermosa.« A pesar de su color, Su belleza y su fragancia, Respondí con arrogancia Yo conozco una mejor. Sonreíste tú a mi fiero Remoque de paladín... Y regresó a su jardín Cabizbajo el jardinero.
Text Authorship:
- by Leopoldo Lugones Argüello (1874 - 1938), "Lied de la boca florida", appears in Romancero, in Los trece lieders, no. 8, first published 1924 [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 Gilardo Gilardi (1889 - 1963), "Lied de la boca florida", subtitle: "Chacarera", 1924 [ voice and piano ], from Trece Lieder, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Victor Pasqés (1896 - 1961), "Lied de la boca florida" [ medium-high voice and piano ], from Seis Lieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jeffrey Tang) , "Song of the Flowery Mouth", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 49