Text & Translation
7. El tra la la y el punteado
source:
Fernando Periquet
porque hay cosas que contesto yo siempre cantando:
Tra la la...
Por más que preguntes tanto:
tra la la...
En mí no causas quebranto
ni yo he de salir de mi canto:
tra la la...
The tra la la and the plucking
English translation ©
Lorena Paz Nieto
Because there are things I always answer by singing:
Tra la la…
No matter how much you ask:
Tra la la…
In me you won’t cause any hurt,
And I won’t stop my singing:
Tra la la
*in the 18th and 19th centuries, the term majo or maja was associated with a person from the working-class districts of Madrid, characterised by their air of freedom and bravado, in turn reflected in their bearing, actions, and appearance.
7. El tra la la y el punteado
source:
Fernando Periquet
The tra la la and the plucking
English source:
Lorena Paz Nieto
Es en balde, majo mío, que sigas hablando
It is in vane, my majo*, that you continue to speak,
porque hay cosas que contesto yo siempre cantando:
Because there are things I always answer by singing:
Tra la la...
Tra la la…
Por más que preguntes tanto:
No matter how much you ask:
tra la la...
Tra la la…
En mí no causas quebranto
In me you won’t cause any hurt,
ni yo he de salir de mi canto:
And I won’t stop my singing:
tra la la...
Tra la la
Composer
Enrique Granados
Enrique Granados Campiña was a Spanish pianist and composer. Read more here.
Poet
Performances
Upcoming Performances
- Serenade 20 Oct 2026
Previously performed at:
- Goya & Granados 25 Oct 2023