SEIS CANCIONES POPULARES
MEXICANAS (Six Mexican Folk Songs) (Spanish and English texts)
for voice and piano
harmonized by
Manuel M. Ponce
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Palomita (Come Away With Me, My Love). . . . . . . . La pena (The Guardian of My Love) . . . . . . . . . . . Joven divina (My Pretty Maiden) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Que pronto (Love's Short Memory) . . . . . . . . . . .. China del Alma (0 Sweetheart Mine) . . . . . . . . . . • Hace ochomeses (Unrequited Love) . . . . . . . . . . •
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Joven divina (My Pretty Maiden) Harmonized by MANUEL M. PONCE
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Que pronto (Love's Short Memory) Harmonized by MANUEL M. PONCE
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China del alma (O Sweetheart Mine) K~tglisk.·lyn"c
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Hace ocho meses (Unrequited. Love) Harmonized by MANUEL M. PONCE
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