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Ríu Ríu Chíu
"Ríu Ríu Chíu", sometimes shortened to "Ríu Ríu" or "Ríu Chíu", is a Spanish villancico, a Renaissance song now sung as a Christmas carol and tied to the Feast of the Immaculate Conception during Advent. Some sources attribute it to Mateo Flecha the Elder, who died in 1553; others call it anonymous. It closely resembles another villancico, "Falalanlera", by the Aragonese composer Bartomeu Càrceres.
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- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ríu Ríu Chíu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/riu-riu-chiu
- MLA
- “Ríu Ríu Chíu.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/riu-riu-chiu. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Ríu Ríu Chíu.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/riu-riu-chiu.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ríu Ríu Chíu’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/riu-riu-chiu (Accessed: ).
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