Text & Translation
Del cabello más sutil
Spanish source:
Traditional
Que tienes en tu trenzado
He de hacer una cadena
Para traerte a mi lado.
Una alcarraza en tu casa,
Chiquilla, quisiera ser,
Para besarte en la boca,
Cuando fueras a beber.
From the finest hair
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
in your tresses
I wish to make a chain
to draw you to my side.
In your house, young girl,
I'd fain be a pitcher,
to kiss your lips
whenever you went to drink. Ah!
Translations by Jacqueline Cockburn and Richard Stokes published in the The Spanish Song Companion (Gollancz, 1992)
Del cabello más sutil
Spanish source:
Traditional
From the finest hair
English source:
Richard Stokes
Del cabello más sutil
From the finest hair
Que tienes en tu trenzado
in your tresses
He de hacer una cadena
I wish to make a chain
Para traerte a mi lado.
to draw you to my side.
Una alcarraza en tu casa,
In your house, young girl,
Chiquilla, quisiera ser,
I'd fain be a pitcher,
Para besarte en la boca,
to kiss your lips
Cuando fueras a beber.
whenever you went to drink. Ah!
Composer
Fernando Obradors
Fernando (Ferran) Jaumandreu Obradors was a Spanish composer.
Poet
Traditional
Traditional