Text & Translation
Nana
Spanish source:
Anon.
duerme, mi alma,
duérmete, lucerito,
de la mañana.
Naninta, nana.
duérmete, lucerito
de la mañana.
Lullaby
English translation ©
Jacqueline Cockburn
sleep, my darling,
sleep, my little
morning star.
Lullay, lullay,
sleep, my little
morning star.
Translations by Jacqueline Cockburn and Richard Stokes published in the The Spanish Song Companion (Gollancz, 1992)
Nana
Spanish source:
Anon.
Lullaby
English source:
Jacqueline Cockburn
Duérmete, niño, duerme,
Sleep, little one, sleep,
duerme, mi alma,
sleep, my darling,
duérmete, lucerito,
sleep, my little
de la mañana.
morning star.
Naninta, nana.
Lullay, lullay,
duérmete, lucerito
sleep, my little
de la mañana.
morning star.
Composer
Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla was a Spanish composer and pianist. Despite having composed only a modest number of pieces, he is highly regarded as one of Spain’s greatest musicians of the first half of the twentieth century. His image appeared on Spain's 1970…
