Rebeca Oliveira | Platero by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza

"Platero" is the first movement of "Platero y Yo Suite" composed by the spanish composer Eduardo Sainz de Maza.
This beautiful piece is based on the book with the same title and written by the nobel prize winner Juan Ramón Jiménez in 1914.

Platero y Yo (Platero and I) tells the story of a man and his donkey, and the life they lead. Platero is described as a small, soft, hairy donkey. His fur is said to be so soft to the touch that he seems to be made of cotton. Only his eyes are hard, jet black like crystal scarabs.

The donkey is considered a symbol of tenderness, purity and naivete. The author uses him as a mean of reflection about the simple joys of life, memories, and description of characters and their ways of life.


PLATERO

"Platero es pequeño, peludo, suave; tan blando por fuera, que se diría todo de algodón, que no lleva huesos. Sólo los espejos de azabache de sus ojos son duros cual dos escarabajos de cristal negro.

Lo dejo suelto, y se va al prado, y acaricia tibiamente con su hocico, rozándolas apenas, las florecillas rosas, celestes y gualdas.... Lo llamo dulcemente: "¿Platero?", y viene a mí con un trotecillo alegre que parece que se ríe, en no sé qué cascabeleo ideal...."

Guitar: Dieter Müller 2016

Strings: Agustine Imperial Red http://www.albertaugustine.com

Guitar Support: Guitar Lift by Felix Justen https://guitarlift.de