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How many ballads are in Gypsy Ballads?

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Early 20th century black and white portrait of poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, seated and resting his face on his hand. — Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca.

The collection The Gypsy Ballads (originally titled Romancero gitano) by Federico García Lorca comprises a total of 18 lyrical poems.12

Of these 18 works, 15 utilize modern poetic imagery alongside traditional forms, while the remaining three are classified by Lorca specifically as historical ballads. All 18 poems are written in the traditional ballad meter consisting of eight-syllable lines.1