El Niño Come Naranjas (?The Boy is Eating Oranges?) is
a line from a Lorca poem called Despedida (?Farewell?),
which juxtaposes mundane everyday acts, like eating
oranges and the harvesting of wheat (by a reaper), with
a serene acceptance of the inevitable ("if I die, leave
the balcony open"). The character of this sketch is
completely different from the others; the mundane is
represented by the up-beat sections (like the opening
fanfare for the trumpets and the jazz-like ?walking?
bass lines)...(+)
El Niño Come Naranjas (?The Boy is Eating Oranges?) is
a line from a Lorca poem called Despedida (?Farewell?),
which juxtaposes mundane everyday acts, like eating
oranges and the harvesting of wheat (by a reaper), with
a serene acceptance of the inevitable ("if I die, leave
the balcony open"). The character of this sketch is
completely different from the others; the mundane is
represented by the up-beat sections (like the opening
fanfare for the trumpets and the jazz-like ?walking?
bass lines), while the mystical serenity is suggested
by the steadily pulsing and hypnotic middle section.