Can you think of one letra you’ve heard sung across different palos?

We know that can happen a lot in flamenco.

Today you’ll hear examples of the same letra both por bulerías and por soleá.

Bulerías

You can listen to Mercedes Cortés sing it por bulerías like this two minutes into last week’s video:

Tú te fuiste de mi vera
El corazón a pedazos
daría por que te volvieras

You left my side
I’d give my heart in pieces
for you to come back.

Soleá

And now you can listen to Rafael Carlos Espejo 'Churumbaque Hijo' sing it por soleá in the following way about a minute into the video below:

Te fuiste de mi vera
y el corazón a pedazos,
como yo bien te camelo
daría por que te volvieras.

You left my side
I love you so much
I’d give my heart in pieces
for you to come back.

Which version do you prefer?

Or is it too hard to choose?

And if you liked this letra, you should also check out this one.

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