Romance Alpujarreño is a work based on four popular songs from different Alpujarra’s villages, specifically from Órgiva, Rubite, Trevélez and Jorairátar. It tells a story of a romance in which the lover is rejected by his beloved. When he sees that she ignores him, he decides to take the same attitude. Finally, both realise that they need each other, and end up recognising that they love each other and that they are the remedy for all ills.
- Year: 2022
- Text: Popular
- Difficulty: Low-Medium
- Staff: SATB divisi
- Duration: ca. 3' 30''
- Pages: 6
- Language: Spanish
- Code: aw16vm
- Première: Coro Ciudad de Granada (january, 2023)
Cancionero popular de la provincia de Granada V. Canciones y Romances de la Alpujarra. Tomo 1. nº 28: En los olivaritos (Órgiva)
En los olivaritos,
niña, te espero
con un vaso de vino
y un pan casero.
A mí querré, querré;
a mi qué se me da;
para qué quiero novio
si no me he de casar.
Cancionero popular de la provincia de Granada V. Canciones y Romances de la Alpujarra. Tomo 1. nº 45: Ni con canela (Rubite)
Ni con canela
ni con café
ni con un barquito
me enganchará usted.
La nieve por tu cara
baja diciendo:
como no te hago falta,
no me detengo.
A mí querré, querré;
a mi qué se me da;
para qué quiero la novia
si no me voy a casar.
Cancionero popular de la provincia de Granada V. Canciones y Romances de la Alpujarra. Tomo 1. nº 39: Los chopos de la alameda (Trevélez)
Los chopos de la alameda
unidos de siete en siete,
no tienen tanta firmeza
como yo para quererte.
A la alameda
no vayas más,
a la alameda
a pasear;
mira que llueve,
te has de mojar;
a la alameda
no vayas más.
Cancionero popular de la provincia de Granada V. Canciones y Romances de la Alpujarra. Tomo 1. nº 6: Anda, que te quiero (Jorairátar)
Anda, que te quiero
y tú no lo sabes,
que eres el remedio
de todos mis males.
Anda, que te quiero
más que al corazón
y eso te lo digo
cuando hay ocasión.
In the little olive groves
girl, I wait for you
with a glass of wine
and homemade bread.
To me I’ll want, I’ll want;
what’s in it for me;
why do I want a boyfriend
if I’m not going to get married.
Neither with cinnamon
Neither with coffee
nor with a little boat
you’ll get me hooked.
The snow on your face
it comes down saying:
as you don’t need me,
I won’t stop.
I’ll love me, I’ll love you;
what is given to me;
why do I want a bride
if I’m not going to get married.
The poplars of the alameda
united seven by seven,
are not as strong
as I do to love you.
To the alameda
don’t go anymore,
to the alameda
to take a walk;
it’s raining,
you’ll get wet;
to the alameda
don’t go there any more.
Hey, I love you
and you don’t know it,
that you are the remedy
of all my ills.
Come on, I love you
more than my heart
And I tell you that
when I have the chance.