Caracola
Language: Spanish (Español)
Our translations: ENG FRE
Me han traído una caracola.
Dentro le canta
un mar de mapa.
Mi corazón
se llena de agua
con pececillos
de sombra y plata.
Me han traído una caracola.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Arne Lundgren (1925 - 2011) , copyright © ; composed by Lennart Hedwall.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jennifer Capaldo) , "Conch", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Conque", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 29
Conch
Language: English  after the Spanish (Español)
They've brought me a conch.
Inside it sings
an ocean's atlas.
My heart
fills with water
and little fish
of shade and silver.
They've brought me a conch.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2012 by Jennifer Capaldo, (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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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 28