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Todo es de Color | Viernes con una Letra

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Todo es de Color | Viernes con una Letra

I saw this video the other day on Facebook with Argentina (so beautifully) singing this coletilla,

Todo es de color...

Accompanied by Farruquito, sitting at a dining room table. (You can hear it at about 3 minutes.)

And so, today's letra

It's actually an entire song, and it's kind of long, and you definitely don't want to miss the video of Lole and Manuel performing it live which you'll find (along with the translation) as you scroll down in the post...

Todo es de Color 
J.M. Flores*

Todo es de color

Todo el mundo cuenta sus penas
pidiendo la comprensión, 
quien cuenta sus alegrías
no comprende al que sufrió

 

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Que Nadie Vaya a Llorar | Viernes con una Letra

I told you that today I'd post a video of Manuel Molina singing...

Along with another letra:

Que Nadie Vaya a Llorar

Que nadie vaya a llorar el día que yo me muera
es más hermoso cantar aunque se cante con pena
que nadie vaya llevar ni flores ni ropa negra
no me vayáis a enterrar para pudrirme bajo tierra
es más hermoso cantar mientras mi carne se quema
y luego me ofrecéis al mar o al aire o sobre la arena o en un jardin,
me da igual
pero cuando yo muera que nadie vaya a llorar

Nobody cry the day that I die
It's more beautiful to sing even if one sings with sorrow
Nobody bring flowers or wear black clothes
Don't bury me just to rot underground
It's more beautiful to sing while my flesh burns
And then offer me to the sea, or to the air, or over the sand, or in a garden,
It doesn't matter to me,
But when I die, nobody cry

You can watch another version here, one that will be part of the upcoming Flamenco Sin Fronteras documentary.

Oh, and you might want to check this out as well.

At his funeral, people sang as he requested, and his daughter, Alba Molina wore white.

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If You Truly Believe in God

Paco & Camarón por bulerías

Tell Me

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Tell Me - Lole y Manuel

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Tell Me - Lole y Manuel

Below find a snippet of Lole y Manuel's Dime along with a video.

Dime ...

Si has cortao alguna flor 
sin que temblaran tus manos, dime ...

Tell me ...

If you have ever picked a flower 
without your hands trembling, tell me ...

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Dime | Viernes con una Letra

On the 4th of July I was hanging out with Diana.  The kids were outside lighting fireworks and what not.  We were inside playing.  Flamenco playing.  Sharing songs and stuff.  Diana shared this one ...

Dime
Lole y Manuel

Dime ...

Si has mentio alguna vez
y dime si cuando lo hiciste sentiste vergüenza de ser embustero.

Dime, dime, dime ...

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