Falalalán, falalalera (Anonymous)

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• (Posted 2022-10-06)  CPDL #71041: 

Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (submitted 2022-10-06).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 91 kB   Copyright: Personal

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• (Posted 2017-06-22)  CPDL #45109:   

Editor: Per Åberg (submitted 2017-06-22).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 2.44 MB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Photocopy of hand transcription. With a special (humorous)) extra refrain by the editor!

• (Posted 2010-08-18)  CPDL #22129:        (Sibelius 5)

Editor: Byrt Janssen (submitted 2010-08-18).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 31 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Falalalán Falalalera
Composer: Anonymous (sometimes attributed to Bartomeu Cárceres or Mateo Flecha el Viejo)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Villancico

Language: Spanish
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1556 in Cancionero de Upsala, no. 33, p. 27
Description: This work appears without mention of the composer in the Cancionero de Upsala, but is often attributed to Bartomeu Cárceres or Mateo Flecha el Viejo. The reason for attributing it to the latter is that this piece is very similar to Flecha's Riu, riu, chiu, in the same Cancionero de Upsala. On the other hand, there exists also an exact contrafactum of this piece with a (much longer) religious text by Cárceres in the Cancionero de Gandía.

Original text and translations

Spanish text Falalalán falán falalalera Falalalán de la guarda riera Falalalán falán falalalera Falalalán de la guarda riera Cuando yo me vengo de guardar ganado Todos me lo dicen Pedro el Desposado Ala he sí soy con la hija de nostramo Qu'esta sortijuela ella me la diera Falalalán falán… Allá arriba arriba en Val de Roncales Tengo yo mi esca y mis pedernales Y mi zurroncito de ciervos cervales Hago yo mi lumbre siéntome doquiera Falalalán falán… Viene la cuaresma yo no como nada No como sardinas, ni cosa salada De cuanto yo quiero no se hace nada Migas con aceite hacenme dentera Falalalán falán…

English translation Falalalan falan falalalera Falalalan as the shepherd herds Falalalan falan falalalera Falalalan as the shepherd herds When I come home from herding the cattle Everybody calls me Pedro the recently married Yes that's true as I am with the master's daughter and this little ring she gave me Falalalán falán… There high up in Val de Roncales There I have my food and my firestones And my little haversack made of deer skin There I make my fire and I feel at home Falalalán falán… In Lent I don't eat anything I don't eat sardines, nor salted food What I actually want nobody makes Bread crumps with oil set my teeth on edge Falalalán falán…