You Married That Old Goat | The Weekly Letra
Do you need another laugh?
The following letra comes from renowned flamencologist Estela Zatania in response to this one.
In Estela’s words this is “another old verse in the same line of tragicomedy, a complete soap opera in four lines.”
Enjoy!
Tangos or Bulerías
Traditional
Te casaste con aquel viejo
por las moneas,
las moneas se acaban
y el viejo se quea
You married that old goat
for the money,
now the money’s gone
and the old goat remains
As Estela notes, both verses are cases of how “flamenco makes light of tragedy.”
Check out Estela’s blog here where you can find an abundance of flamenco articles in English.
And stay tuned here because this summer we’ll offer an online lecture by Estela overviewing the last fifty years of flamenco evolution.
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