Lyrics: Manuel María ( from the book “A luz resucitada”, 1984) Music: Fran Amil Manuel María reflects in this poem the strange condition of those who do not feel welcome in their own land. A condition that concerns a multitude of Galicians who had difficulty expressing their Galicianness with the normality that almost any other […]
Aínda teño a esperanza (I still have hope)
Lyrics: Manuel María (from the book “Versos do lume e o vagalume”, 1982) Music: Fran Amil Manuel María writes a beautiful poetry that includes one of the desires most pursued by many artists today. I myself still have the hope of being able to visit all the parishes of Galicia one by one so that […]
Agora que gastei os meus outonos (Now that I’ve spent my autumns)
Lyrics: Manuel María (from the book “Sonetos á Casa de Hortas”, 1997) Music: Fran Amil Manuel María writes an extraordinary reflection on the time of old age, in which he ponders the positive things of a rich existence. In the poem he makes reference to the great love of his life, Saleta Goy. Saleta always, […]
Ollei misiles con radar (I looked at missiles with radar)
Lyrics: Manuel María (from the book “Aldraxe contra a xistra”, 1973) Music: Fran Amil The timeliness of this poem by Manuel María is threateningly current. In today’s politics the word is still limited, and too much radioactive waste, and threats of atomic wars coming from the shadows of the past to haunt the lives of ordinary people again. […]
Poema del alienado (Alienated poem)
Lyrics: Manuel María (from the book “Cantos rodados para alleados e colonizados”, 1976) Music: Fran Amil Manuel María collects in this satirical poem a very widespread feeling, at the time it was published, regarding the language. It was the time of emigration outside the country and even within the country, towards the cities, where the Galician frankly found […]
We start with the lyrics of “A voz do vento”
Once the lyrics in Galician, Spanish and English for the album “Popsia Vol. I” have been completed, we begin with the lyrics for the album “A voz do vento”. This album is entirely dedicated to songs derived from the poems of Manuel María, commissioned by A Mesa Pola Normalización Lingüística to bring the Terra Cha poet closer to youth. The album […]
O desexo (The desire)
Lyrics: Manuel María (from the book “A luz resucitada”, 1984) Music: Fran Amil In the 1980s, Manuel María intensified his role as cultural promoter, participating in conferences, colloquiums, proclamations, recitals, cultural meetings, etc. The song “O desexo” could well refer to that effort. The band created for this album, with the name of Fran Amil […]
Hai que dicir sempre non (It is always have to say no)
Lyrics: Manuel María (poema “Estudio socio-económico-cultural (Propio para teses doutorais)” from the book “Proba documental”, 1968) Music: Fran Amil Manuel María, born in Outeiro de Rei (Lugo), was one of the most prolific and most committed poets with our land, since he began his literary career in the early 1950s. When they made me the proposal […]
Non temos escolas en galego (We do not have schools in Galician)
Lyrics: Manuel María (from the book “Aldraxe contra a xistra”, 1973) Music: Fran Amil Curiously, despite the fact that today we have newspapers, books, radios and television in Galician, paradoxically the situation of Galician is in more serious danger than ever. This shows that we cannot lower our guard, and that it is necessary to make more […]
Aleluya (Hallelujah)
Lyrics: Ramón María del Valle-Inclán Adaptation of the lyrics: Carlos and Fran Amil Music: Fran and Carlos Amil Ramon Maria del Valle-Inclan. The writer. And we shouldn’t write anything else. But beyond his capital prose and his indescribable theater, Valle-Inclán has an extraordinary collection of poems that most of the time is hidden among so much splendor. “La pipa […]