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En mis pagos hay un arbol Que del olvido se llama, Al que van a despenarse, Vidalitay, Vidalitay, Los moribundos del alma. Para no pensar en vos Bajo el arbol del olvido Me acosté una nochecita, Vidalitay, Vidalitay, Y me quedé bien dormido. Al despertar de aquel sueño Pensaba en vos otra vez, Pues me olvidé de olvidarte, Vidalitay, Vidalitay, En cuantito me acosté.
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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 Alberto Ginastera (1916 - 1983), "Canción al arbol del olvido", op. 3 (Dos canciones) no. 1 (1938) [ high voice and piano ] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Joshua Ross) , "Song of the Tree of Forgetting", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de l'arbre de l'oubli", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Ted Perry , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 64
Sur mes terres il y a un arbre Qui s'appelle arbre de l'oubli, Près duquel vont pour se consoler, Ma petite vie, ma petite vie, Ceux dont l'âme se meurt. Pour ne pas penser à vous, Sous l'arbre de l'oubli, Je me suis couché une nuit, Ma petite vie, ma petite vie, Et je suis resté endormi. Quand je me suis réveillé du rêve, Je pensais à vous à nouveau, Car j'avais oublié de t'oublier, Ma petite vie, ma petite vie, Aussitôt je me suis couché.
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- Translation from Spanish (Español) to French (Français) copyright © 2019 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 Fernán Silva Valdés (1887 - 1975)
This text was added to the website: 2019-06-26
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Word count: 86