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Entre dos álamos verdes
Staff Notation • Secular, Villancicos
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Entre dos álamos verdes by Juan Blas de Castro — Lyrics
Entre dos álamos verdes,
que forman juntos un arco,
por no despertar las aves
pasaba callando el Tajo.
Juntar los troncos querían
los enamorados brazos,
pero el envidioso río
no deja llegar los ramos.
Atento los mira Silvio
desde un pintado peñasco,
sombra de sus aguas dulces,
torre de sus verdes campos.
Esparcidas las ovejas
en el agua y en el prado,
unas beben y otras pacen
y otras le están escuchando.
Quejoso vive el pastor
de las envidias de Lauso,
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About Entre dos álamos verdes
This secular Spanish villancico by Juan Blas de Castro paints a tender scene of nature mirroring human emotion. The river Tajo flows silently between two green aspens forming an arch, careful not to disturb the birds. The poet evokes lovers' arms wanting to join, yet prevented by the envious river. Silvio watches from a painted rock, a lover observing his beloved Elisa. The lyrics explore the pastor Silvio's lament over Lauso's envious interference, comparing it to the river separating two trees, strong in dividing bodies but not souls. This setting for SSAB voices captures the pastoral beauty and lyrical melancholy of the text.
