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"{{lang|es|Alfonsina y el mar}}" is a zamba composed by Argentine pianist [[Ariel Ramírez]] and writer [[Félix Luna]], first released on Mercedes Sosa's 1969 album ''Mujeres argentinas''.<ref name="Wiki"/> | '''"{{lang|es|Alfonsina y el mar}}"''' is a zamba composed by Argentine pianist [[Ariel Ramírez]] and writer [[Félix Luna]], first released on Mercedes Sosa's 1969 album ''Mujeres argentinas''.<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
The song is a tribute to the poetess Alfonsina Storni, who committed suicide in 1938 in Mar del Plata, jumping into the water from a breakwater, although, according to the song, she slowly went into the sea. This connection has given rise to a widespread but erroneous rumor, according to which the lyrics of the song were originally the poetess's suicide letter, later set to music by the authors of the zamba.<ref name="Wiki"/> | The song is a tribute to the poetess Alfonsina Storni, who committed suicide in 1938 in Mar del Plata, jumping into the water from a breakwater, although, according to the song, she slowly went into the sea. This connection has given rise to a widespread but erroneous rumor, according to which the lyrics of the song were originally the poetess's suicide letter, later set to music by the authors of the zamba.<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
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| country = | | country =Argentina | ||
| language-note = | | language-note = | ||
| libretto-text = | | libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|es|Por la blanda arena que lame el mar | ||
}} | Su pequeña huella no vuelve más | ||
{{Libretti | Un sendero solo de pena y silencio llegó | ||
| country = | Hasta el agua profunda | ||
Un sendero solo de penas mudas llegó | |||
Hasta la espuma | |||
Sabe Dios qué angustia te acompañó | |||
Qué dolores viejos calló tu voz | |||
Para recostarte arrullada en el canto de las | |||
caracolas marinas | |||
La canción que canta en el fondo oscuro del mar | |||
La caracola | |||
Te vas Alfonsina con tu soledad | |||
¿Qué poemas nuevos fuiste a buscar? | |||
Una voz antigua de viento y de sal | |||
Te requiebra el alma y la está llevando | |||
Y te vas hacia allá como en sueños | |||
Dormida, Alfonsina, vestida de mar | |||
Cinco sirenitas te llevarán | |||
Por caminos de algas y de coral | |||
Y fosforescentes caballos marinos harán | |||
Una ronda a tu lado | |||
Y los habitantes del agua van a jugar | |||
Pronto a tu lado | |||
Bájame la lámpara un poco más | |||
Déjame que duerma nodriza, en paz | |||
Y si llama él no le digas que estoy | |||
Dile que Alfonsina no vuelve | |||
Y si llama él no le digas nunca que estoy | |||
Di que me he ido | |||
Te vas Alfonsina con tu soledad | |||
¿Qué poemas nuevos fuiste a buscar? | |||
Una voz antigua de viento y de sal | |||
Te requiebra el alma y la está llevando | |||
Y te vas hacia allá como en sueños | |||
Dormida, Alfonsina, vestida de mar}}</poem>}}{{Libretti | |||
| country =United Kingdom | |||
| language-note = | | language-note = | ||
| libretto-text = | | libretto-text =<poem>To the soft sea-licked sand, | ||
}} | her small footprints will return no more. | ||
A path only from sorrow and silence | |||
Towards the deep water | |||
A path only from mute sorrow | |||
Towards the foam. | |||
God knows what anguish accompanied you | |||
What ancient pains silenced your voice | |||
To lull you to sleep in the song | |||
of the seashells | |||
The song sung in the dark bottom of the sea | |||
The seashell | |||
You are leaving, Alfonsina, with your loneliness | |||
What new poems did you go looking for? | |||
An ancient voice of wind and salt | |||
It's calling your soul and it's carrying it away | |||
And you go away as if in a dream | |||
Asleep, Alfonsina, dressed in the sea | |||
Five little mermaids will take you | |||
Along paths of seaweed and coral | |||
And phosphorescent sea horses will make | |||
A circle by your side | |||
And the water dwellers will play | |||
Beside you | |||
Turn down the lamp a little more | |||
Let me sleep in peace, nanny, | |||
And if he calls don't tell him I'm here | |||
Tell him Alfonsina's not coming back | |||
And if he calls don't ever tell him I'm there | |||
Say I'm gone | |||
You're leaving, Alfonsina with your loneliness | |||
What new poems did you go looking for? | |||
An ancient voice of wind and salt | |||
It's calling your soul and it's carrying it away | |||
And you go there as if in a dream | |||
Asleep, Alfonsina, dressed in the sea<ref name="EnglishTranslation"/> | |||
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==Sheet music== | ==Sheet music== | ||
[[File:Alfonsina y el mar.jpg|thumb|alt=sheet music of "Alfonsina y el mar"|Sheet music of "Alfonsina y el mar"]] | [[File:Alfonsina y el mar.jpg|thumb|400px|alt=sheet music of "Alfonsina y el mar"|Sheet music of "Alfonsina y el mar"]] | ||
*Sheet music by Ricordi | *Sheet music by Ricordi | ||
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|last=Ariel Ramírez, Félix Luna | |last=Ariel Ramírez, Félix Luna | ||
|first= | |first= | ||
|author-link= | |author-link= | ||
|date= | |date= | ||
|title= | |title=Alfonsina y el mar | ||
|url=https://www.stretta-music.de/ramirez-alfonsina-y-el-mar-nr-583118.html | |url=https://www.stretta-music.de/ramirez-alfonsina-y-el-mar-nr-583118.html | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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<ref name="EnglishTranslation">English translation by Birikein & FR, 2021</ref> | |||
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{{cite web | {{cite web | ||
|url= https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Luna | |url= https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Luna | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 13 October 2021
| Alfonsina y el mar | |
|---|---|
| by Ariel Ramírez | |
 Mercedes Sosa with Félix Luna (standing) and Ariel Ramírez (on piano)[1] | |
| English | Alfonsina and the Sea |
| Year | 1969 |
| Libretto | Félix Luna |
| Language | Spanish |
| Recorded | Mercedes Sosa |
"Alfonsina y el mar" is a zamba composed by Argentine pianist Ariel Ramírez and writer Félix Luna, first released on Mercedes Sosa's 1969 album Mujeres argentinas.[2]
The song is a tribute to the poetess Alfonsina Storni, who committed suicide in 1938 in Mar del Plata, jumping into the water from a breakwater, although, according to the song, she slowly went into the sea. This connection has given rise to a widespread but erroneous rumor, according to which the lyrics of the song were originally the poetess's suicide letter, later set to music by the authors of the zamba.[2]
It appears on the following album:
| Year | Album | With |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | À sa guitare (Album) | Thibaut Garcia |
It is part of the following concert program
| Year | Album | With |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 ‐ 2022 | À sa guitare (Concert program) | Thibaut Garcia |
Words
Ariel Ramírez (music), Félix Luna (words)
 | |
Por la blanda arena que lame el mar | |
 | |
To the soft sea-licked sand, | |
Sheet music
- Sheet music by Ricordi
- Ariel Ramírez, Félix Luna. Alfonsina y el mar. Ricordi Americana Buenos Aires, ISMN 9790698825047.
References
- ↑ "Félix Luna". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Félix Luna". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ English translation by Birikein & FR, 2021