Los reyes de la baraja
Los reyes de la baraja (The Kings in the Deck of Cards) arranged by Federico García Lorca (1898-1936).
Lorca´s most important activity throughout his life, outside of literature, was music, which mainly revolved around traditional folk songs from across Spain – a passion he shared with his friend Manuel de Falla. Throughout his life, he regularly sang and played Spanish folk songs, developing his own accompaniments on the piano. He made a number of sound recordings under the title Colección de canciones antiguas españolas with his singer friend Encarnación López "La Argentinita", which were later transcribed from the recording and published. This arrangement was made by our guitarist Francisco Javier Jáuregui for our trio.
We recorded this song, along with others from the same collection, for our CD Secretos quiero descubrir, engineered by Árni Möller.
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We shot this video in the Auditorio Paco de Lucía in the Centro de Arte de Alcobendas, which is just north of Madrid, in connection with our show “Un viaje por España” written and directed by Elena and Javier’s brother, Eduardo Jáuregui.
You can watch the video with English subtitles by clicking the CC button on the bottom right corner.
Los reyes de la baraja
Si tu madre quiere un rey,
la baraja tiene cuatro:
rey de oros, rey de copas,
rey de espadas, rey de bastos.
Corre que te pillo,
corre que te agarro,
mira que te lleno
la cara de barro.
Del olivo me retiro,
del esparto yo me aparto,
del sarmiento me arrepiento
de haberte querido tanto.
The Kings in the Pack of Cards
If your mother wants a king,
the pack of cards has four:
king of diamonds, king of hearts,
king of spades, king of clubs.
Run or I’ll catch you, run or I’ll grab you,
look out or I’ll cover your face with mud.
The olive tree I refuse,
The rough grass I avoid
The vine shoot I regret…
having loved you so much.
Run or I’ll catch you, etc.
English translation by Francisco Javier Jáuregui and Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir
Kóngarnir í spilastokknum
Ef mamma þín vill kóng,
þá eru fjórir í spilastokknum:
hjartakóngur, spaðakóngur,
tígulkóngur, laufakóngur.
Hlauptu, ég næ þér,
hlauptu, ég gríp í þig,
sjáðu, ég maka andlitið á þér
út í leðju.
Ég fer frá ólívutrénu,
ég yfirgef grasið og vínviðinn,
ég sé eftir því
að hafa elskað þig svona heitt.
Íslensk þýðing: Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir
Special thanks:
Eduardo Jáuregui, Árni Möller and François Holmey