Que doncella se casa con el viento? (from Historietas del Viento)
- Composer: Alejandro Yague
- Publisher: Ediciones Musicales s.I.
- Cat No: CM.2.0096 (2004)
- Canadian Work: No
- Duration: 2:25
Conductor Notes:
SSSAAA a cappella. A subtle, sweet-toned miniature in which a teacher asks a child “What maiden will marry the wind?”. The responses are cryptic and classic Lorca. We enjoyed trying to differentiate between the adult and childlike voices. I highly recommend the whole suite (under “Historietas” on this site).
References:
This lists any discs, concerts or collections where this piece is included.
Recordings
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Poem by Federico Garcia Lorca
(sung in Spanish)
Translation:
School
The Teacher
What maiden will marry the wind?
Child
The maiden of all our desires.
Teacher
What does the wind give the maiden?
Child
Whirlwinds of gold. A pileup of maps.
Teacher
And she gives him what in return?
Child
Her heart laid bare.
Teacher
Tell me her name.
Child
Her name is a secret.
(The window
In the school
Has a curtain
of stars.)