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Triste estava el Rey David
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  ENG
Triste estava el Rey David:
Triste con gran passíon,
Quando le vinieron nuevas
De la muerte, de Absalón.

Quando le vinieron nuevas 
De la muerte de Absalón,
Palabras tristes dezia,
Salidas del coraçón.

Note: We have corrected a typo in line 4 "nuerte" -> "muerte" (Mudarra's score).


Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Jeffrey Tang) , "Sorrowful was King David", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-12-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 33