Copla Poetry

The copla, a traditional Spanish poetic form, features four verses with consistent meter and rhyme schemes. Often employed in folk songs and ballads, it conveys heartfelt emotions and explores themes related to love, life, and cultural experiences.

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The Little Mute Boy

by Federico García Lorca

‘The Little Mute Boy’ by Federico García Lorca explores the extent to which one little boy will go to keep their voice from being manipulated by those who’ve ensnared it.

The copla was a popular form used in many Spanish songs and poems. Lorca's poem is comprised of three coplas, though the final four verses are split into two stanzas, a decision representative of his tendency toward experimentation. In using this style, he also taps into a musical cadence that's unfortunately somewhat lost in the English translation of the work.

The little boy was looking for his voice.

(The king of the crickets had it.)

In a drop of water

the little boy was looking for his voice.

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