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Mamá, yo quiero ser de plata. Hijo, tendrás mucho frío. Mamá. Yo quiero ser de agua. Hijo, tendrás mucho frío. Mamá. Bórdarme en tu almohada. ¡Eso sí! ¡Ahora mismo!
Authorship
- by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Canción tonta", appears in Canciones, in Canciones para niños, first published 1921-4 [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 Manuel Alvarez (b. 1939), "Canción tonta", 1962 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruce Christian Bennett (b. 1968), "Canción tonta", 1988 [ soprano, clarinet, guitar, harpsichord, five-string viola (or violin or viola), violoncello ], from Five Spanish Songs, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 - 2002), "Canción tonta", 1953, published 1953 [ voice and piano ], from Canciones para niños, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Silvestre Revueltas (1899 - 1940), "Canción tonta", R 69 no. 3, ISR 2 no. 3 (1939), orchestrated 1969 [ medium voice and piano or instrumental ensemble ], from Cinco canciones para niños y dos canciones profanas, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alicia Terzián (b. 1934), "Canción tonta", 1956 [ medium voice and piano ], from Canciones para niños, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jennifer Capaldo) , "Silly song", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chanson bête", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:29
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Maman, Je veux être fait en argent. Fils, Tu auras très froid. Maman, Je veux être fait en eau. Fils, Tu auras très froid. Maman, Brode-moi sur ton oreiller. D'accord ! Tout de suite !
Authorship
- Translation from Spanish (Español) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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 Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936), "Canción tonta", appears in Canciones, in Canciones para niños, first published 1921-4
Text added to the website: 2012-09-01 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:02
Line count: 12
Word count: 35