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by José Juan Tablada (1871 - 1945)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Caballo del diablo

Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: ENG

Caballo del diablo:
Clavo de vidrio
Con alas de talco.

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Text Authorship:

by José Juan Tablada (1871 - 1945), "El caballo del diablo", appears in Un día... (Poemas sintéticos), in La mañana, first published 1919 [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 Luis Sandi (1905 - 1996), "Caballo del diablo", 1933 [ medium voice and piano ], from Diez Haikais, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-03
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Word count: 10

The devil's horse

Language: English after the Spanish (Español)

The devil's horse,
A glass spike
with wings of talc.

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Translations of title(s):
"Caballo del diablo" = "The devil's horse"
"El caballo del diablo" = "The devil's horse"

Text Authorship:

Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2019 by Andrew Schneider, (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 José Juan Tablada (1871 - 1945), "El caballo del diablo", appears in Un día... (Poemas sintéticos), in La mañana, first published 1919
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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-24
Line count: 3
Word count: 10