Soleá por Bulerías
Traditional
¿Por qué no te pones tú
a pensar en mi querer?
Porque yo de pensar en el tuyo
loquita me voy a volver
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Have you heard Manuel De Falla’s Siete Canciones Populares Españoles?
In researching for this post, I discovered that today’s letra came from that piece.
Watch Javier Barón dance to it and Matilde Coral dance bulerías at the end.
In need of a little chuckle?
Then read on for today’s letra.
I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do…
Did you know that siguiriyas is the style Mercedes Ruíz’s most enjoys dancing?
(That is one of the flamenco trivia questions you’ll be asked to answer in this quiz.)
Below you’ll find a list of letras from the siguiriyas or seguiriyas family.
Can you name all of the cantes de ida y vuelta?
These are flamenco styles that came into being through migration to Latin America then back to Spain.
Included are the Guajira, Colombiana, Rumba, Vidalita, and Milonga.
Bulerías
Traditional
Estoy por decir señores
Si al río yo me tirara
Saliera llena de flores
Because two hundred bulerías letras won’t suffice, here’s one more for you.
This one’s used at the end of another letra as a coletilla.
The last post directed you to all of the bulerías letras you can find here, but what about tangos?
Below you’ll find a list of almost ninety tangos letras translated into English.
Did you know you can find more than two hundred bulerías letras here?
I suppose that’s what happens when you’ve been publishing a letra a week for nearly ten years and you love bulerías.
Are you ready to hear one of the most beautiful versions of Little Drummer Boy you’ve ever heard?
Yes, of course I’m talking about a flamenco version.
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.
Soleá
Traditional
Permítalo Dios que si vienes
con intención de dejarme
en la mitad del camino
se abra la tierra y te trague.
Bulerías de Cádiz
Yo quiero hacer testamento
porque me voy a morir
La mitad es para mi madre
y la otra mitad es para ti
How good are you at giving jaleos?
Whether you dance, sing play guitar, or play cajón, you must also give jaleos. In fact, even if you prefer only to watch flamenco, you’ll want to give some jaleos. It’s almost disrespectful not to.
Below find three activities to help you strengthen your ability to give these calls of encouragement along with ten straight minutes of bulerías to practice to.
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Tangos or bulerías?
Qué cositas que no pueden ser
De la noche a la mañana
tú cambiaste de parecer
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This is the letra we are dancing to this month in Beginning Baile
En Málaga, los serenos
van diciendo por las calles
que duerma el que tenga sueño
que yo no despierto a nadie.