Sasha25 May 2004

Perhaps it does have political ties.

There's another poem Lorca wrote under the same title (Canción del Jinete) with the subtitle of "Córdoba" which is more specific, the last stanza of which is:

¡Ay que camino tan lango!
¡Ay mi jaca valerosa!
¡Ay que la muerte me espera!
Antes de llegar a Córdoba.

(Oh the road so long before me/ Oh my brave and sable pony/ Oh, for death is waiting for me/ Long before I get to Córdoba)

Considering that Lorca was an Andalusian poet, it may have had some political significance, though I am unsure of to what extent or of what nature.