This year, 2026, we commemorate two particularly significant anniversaries: the centenary of Joan Alcover's death and the one hundredth anniversary of the musical premiere of La Balanguera.
Joan Alcover's poem, set to music by Amadeu Vives, is part of the sentimental and collective heritage of the Mallorcan people. Over the years, its verses have become much more than a literary work: they are a metaphor for the passage of time, for shared memory, and for the continuity of a future for their people.
This year, we celebrate this anniversary with the intention of remembering the origin and trajectory of this work, which, since the beginning of the 20th century, has accompanied generations of Mallorcans. Over time, La Balanguera has evolved from a poem read in literary circles to a collective anthem, eventually being officially recognized as the anthem of Mallorca by the Consell de Mallorca in 1996.
In this context, the Obra Cultural Balear is organizing a massive public singing of La Balanguera throughout Mallorca to commemorate the centenary of its first musical performance, which took place on May 29, 1926, at the Palau de la Música in Barcelona.
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Watch on YouTube:
La Balanguera sung by the three choirs in La Real: Orfeó Nova Solsona, Cor Irineu Segarra and the Coral Parroquial de la Real
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PqXetxrfok
http s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltdi_wbqoZE
The music was set to stanzas 1, 2, and 5. In each of them, the last two verses and the chorus are repeated:
La Balanguera: Lyrics of the Balanguera (Musical Version)
1 La Balanguera misteriosa
com una aranya d'art subtil,
buida que buida sa filosa,
de nostra vida treu lo fil.
Com una parca bé cavil·la
teixint la tela per demà.
la Balanguera filarà.
Com una parca bé cavil·la
teixint la tela per demà.
La Balanguera fila, fila,
la Balanguera filarà.
2 Girant la ullada cap enrera
guaita les ombres de l'avior,
i de la nova primavera
sap on s'amaga la llavor.
Sap que la soca més s'enfila
com més endins pot arrelar.
La Balanguera fila, fila,
la Balanguera filarà.
Sap que la soca més s'enfila
com més endins pot arrelar.
La Balanguera fila, fila,
la Balanguera filarà.
5 De tradicions i d'esperances
tix la senyera pel jovent
com qui fa un vel de noviances
amb cabelleres d'or i argent
de la infantesa que s'enfila,
de la vellura que se'n va.
La Balanguera fila, fila,
la Balanguera filarà.
de la infantesa que s'enfila,
de la vellura que se'n va.
La Balanguera fila, fila,
la Balanguera filarà.
Letra: Joan Alcover
Música: Amadeu Vives
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