Flamenco Rhythm "Ballad of the Moon Moon" (Romance de la Luna Luna) - Federico García Lorca

Flamenco Rhythm "Ballad of the Moon Moon" (Romance de la Luna Luna) - Federico García Lorca | Sarah Arvio Translation

Dive into the haunting beauty of Federico García Lorca's classic poem, "Ballad of the Moon Moon" ("Romance de la Luna Luna"), brought to life by Sarah Arvio's evocative English translation. This is one of Lorca's most famous and beloved works from his Gypsy Ballads (Romancero Gitano). Experience the dramatic tension, vivid imagery, and deep themes of fate, desire, and death that define the Andalusian spirit in his poetry. A powerful recitation that captures the essence of Spanish literature.

The song is accompanied by intricate, expressive Spanish guitar playing. The bridge features a percussive flamenco rhythm, building drama before resolving to a gentle, melodic outro.

🎵 Key Information:
Poet: Federico García Lorca
Translator: Sarah Arvio
Original Spanish Title: Romance de la Luna Luna
Collection: Gypsy Ballads (Romancero Gitano)

"Ballad of the Moon Moon"
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Moon came to the forge
in her petticoat of nard
The boy looks and looks
the boy looks at the Moon
In the turbulent air
Moon lifts up her arms
showing — pure and sexy — 
her beaten-tin breasts
Run Moon run Moon Moon
If the gypsies came
white rings and white necklaces
they would beat from your heart
Boy will you let me dance — 
when the gypsies come
they’ll find you on the anvil
with your little eyes shut
Run Moon run Moon Moon
I hear the horses’ hoofs
Leave me boy! Don’t walk
on my lane of white starch

The horseman came beating
the drum of the plains
The boy at the forge
has his little eyes shut
Through the olive groves
in bronze and in dreams
here the gypsies come
their heads riding high
their eyelids hanging low

How the night heron sings
how it sings in the tree
Moon crosses the sky
with a boy by the hand

At the forge the gypsies
cry and then scream
The wind watches watches
the wind watches the Moon

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