The Complete Conchita Supervia vol. 1
Odeon 1927-1928 Tracks List
Music by José Sancho Marraco
Words by Apel·les Mestres
La mare de Déu cap al tard filava
lo sol era post, les flors aclucades.
La guanya la son a mitja fusada,
li cauen les mans damunt de la falda
De tots als racons acuden aranyes
escalen el fus i el maset engamben
el fil començat feineres agafen,
en un dir Jesús, tot el floc filaven.
La mare de Déu ja se’n despertava
« Déu vos do salut, filadores santes,
el que filareu seran fils de plata,
per filosa i fus les florides branques »
The mother of God at twilight was spinning,
The sun was setting, the flowers closing their eyes,
Tired and overcome by sleep, her head drops on her breast,
Her hand rests on her knees.
During the silence of repose come the spiders,
Cheerfully and diligently they run up the spindle
And take up the ungathered threads,
So rapidly did they work, that in less time that it took to say « Jesus »
They neatly finished the spinning.
When the Virgin awoke she found her task completed.
« God give you health, my busy and holy weavers
Henceforth whatever you weave shall be with silver threads,
As fo spindles and distaff, you shall always find the trees in bloom. »
The Complete Conchita Supervia vol. 1
Odeon 1927-1928 Tracks List