Canción del jinete

Córdoba. Lejana y sola. 
Jaca negra, luna grande,
y aceitunas en mi alforja.
Aunque sepa los caminos
yo nunca llegaré a Córdoba. 
Por el llano, por el viento,
jaca negra, luna roja.
La muerte me está mirando
desde las torres de Córdoba. 
¡Ay qué camino tan largo!
¡Ay mi jaca valerosa!
¡Ay, que la muerte me espera,
antes de llegar a Córdoba! 
Córdoba. Lejana y sola.

by Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) , "Canción del jinete"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Manuel Oltra i Ferrer (1922-) , "Canción del jinete" [SATB chorus a cappella], from Tres Andaluzas, no. 1.
by Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-) , "Canción del jinete", published 2000 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Lorca Sarja (Lorca Suite), no. 1.

Date added to the website: 2009-09-13.

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