Ready to watch the most elegant sevillanas you may ever see?
(You’ve probably seen it before.)
It’s one of my very first flamenco teachers, Matilde Coral, dancing with her late husband, Rafael el Negro, and her daughter, Rocío, with the composer, Manuel Pareja Obregón on piano in Carlos Saura’s film, Sevillanas.
From Sevillanas de Triana
Manuel Pareja Obregón, Gerardo del Valle Beltrán, Rafael de León, Manuel Lopez Quiroga
Cuando paso por el puente, Triana, contigo, vida mía
Cuando paso por el puente, Triana
Contigo vida mía, Triana, contigo vida mía
Con mirarte solamente, Triana, me muero de alegría
Porque tienes unos ojos, Triana
Igual que dos luceros, Triana, igual que dos luceros
Y una clase de hechura, Triana
Que vale el mundo entero
Si por otro me dejarás, Triana
De pena moriría, cariño
Te quiero y te querré
Eres mi norte y mi guía, Triana, Triana y olé
When I cross the bridge, Triana, with you my love
When I cross the bridge, Triana
With you my love, Triana, with you my love
Just looking at you, Triana, I die of happiness
Because you have these eyes, Triana
Like two bright stars, Triana, like two bright stars
And a certain style, Triana
That is worth the whole world
If you left me for another, Triana
I would die of pain, darling
I love you and I’ll love you
You are my true north and my guide, Triana, Triana and olé