*The verses below are not written by Alice Blumenfeld. They are traditional verses of Soleá de Alcalá and they acted as part of the inspiration for her residency project "The Soleá Project".
Con la pena que yo vivo
No vivían las criaturas
Esta pena que yo tengo
Me lleva a la sepultura
Quise mucho a una mujer
Tuve momento de loco
Y esa mi ruina fue
A quien le contaré yo
La fatiguita que estoy pasando
Se lo contaré a la tierra
Cuando me estén enterrando
Las barandillas del puente
Se meneaban cuando yo paso
Yo te quiero a ti solita
Tu me ves y no me haces caso
The pain with which I live
Animals would not survive
This pain that I hold
Will carry me to the grave
I loved a woman very much
I had a crazed moment
And that was my ruin
Who will I tell
The hardships I am experiencing
I will tell the earth
When they bury me
The rails of the bridge
Tremble when I walk by
I love you and you alone
You see me and ignore me
