"Dos palomas" (Two doves), movement III
from "Hombre errante" (The wandering man, 2002)
composed by Gabriela Lena Frank (b 1972)

setting Peruvian Quechua Indian poetry
collected by José María Arguedas

Here is the text:

Como dos palomas
Like two doves
salimos de mi pueblo,
we left my town,
éramos dos palomas
we were two doves
que volaron de su nido.
who flew from their nest.
Se alegraron en mi pueblo,
In my town we were happy,
se alegraron en mi casa,
in my house we were happy,
como dos palomas
like two doves
salimos de mi pueblo.
we left my town.
¿Ay, qué diré
Ah, what will I say
ahora cuando me pregunten:
when they ask me now:
¿Dónde está tu palomita?
Where is your little dove?
¿Por qué vuelves solo?
Why do you return alone?
¿Cómo entraré solo a mi pueblo,
How shall I enter my town alone,
habiendo salido con mi amada,
after having left with my love,
como dos palomas,
like two doves,
que volaron de de su nido?
who flew from their nest?
Mi cabello es mi almohada;
My hair is my pillow;
sobre mi cabello estoy durmiendo.
upon my hair I am sleeping.
Lloro sangre, no es lágrima mi llorar.
I weep blood; my weeping is not tears.
¿Qué soñaré? 
What will I dream? 
¿Qué dolor soñaré?
What sorrow will I dream?

This piece was recorded at on 18 May 2019 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle by Markdavin Obenza.  The alto soloist is Allison Fortenberry.

Dos palomas (from "Hombre errante") - Gabriela Lena Frank - The Esoterics

The song about the child (דליה לע רישה 2015)
composed by Sivan Eldar (b 1985)
setting a Hebrew poem by Salman Masalha,
translated into English by Vivian Eden

Here is the text:

זֶה הַשִּׁיר עַל הַיֶּלֶד
Zeh hashir al hayeled
This is the song about the child
שֶׁנִּרְדָּף, עוֹד לִפְנֵי שֶׁנּוֹלַד
shennirdaf, od lifnei shennolad
who was oppressed before he was born
זֶה הַשִּׁיר עַל הַיֶּלֶד
zeh hashir al hayeled
this is the song about the child
שֶׁנִּשְׁלַף מִן הָרֶחֶם, וְנִשְׁדַּד
shennishlaf min harechem, venishdad
who was pressed from the womb and robbed
זֶה הַשִּׁיר עַל הַיֶלֶד
zeh hashir al hayeled
this is the song about the child
שֶׁאָסַף אֶת הָעֶצֶב, וְנָדַד
she'asaf et ha'etzev, venadad
who gleaned the sadness, and roamed
...who was seized to the dark that came down
...who by the sword was slashed, was slain
...who was burned, who perished
...who passed right by us, in fright
...who quavered beside us, betrayed
...who was embraced to our breast, who survived
זֶה הַשִּׁיר עַל הַיֶּלֶד
zeh hashir al hayeled
this is the song about the child
שֶׁאוֹתָנוּ – הוּא מַצִּיל מֵעַצְמֵנוּ
she'otanu – hu matzil me'atzmenu
who saves us – from ourselves
פֶּן נֹאבַד
pen novad.
lest we die.

This piece was recorded at on 18 May 2019 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle by Markdavin Obenza. The countertenor soloist is Stephen Elliott.

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