Words & translations of flamenco letras (songs) from Spanish to English
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Como la amapola yo no tengo pare ni mare…
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Guerra, guerra, guerraCon esa bata de colatú vienes pidiendo guerraKeep Reading
BuleríasTú confiésate y veráscomo el confesor te dice
BuleríasJuan Antonio Salazar
Cien reyes me preguntaron ¿Dónde se encuentra el amor?
Are you in the mood to listen to some good bulerías de Jerez?
Then you’ll love today’s clip of José Mijita and Manuel Parilla direct rom Jerez.
This is one of the letras you’ll hear…
Check out this alegrías by Patricia Guerrero from the 30th Nîmes Flamenco Festival;
Wow!
TangosQue trabajito me cuestaencontrar mi bienestar…
Bulerías
Amanecer en el campoamanecer en el mar…
Ready to get into the Christmas spirit, flamenco style?
Below enjoy three instances of Camarón singing villancicos.
The first two are live performances, and the last one is a recording.
La Virgen María al niño cantaba Meciendo en la cuna pa' que no llorara
VillancicosTraditional
Esta noche es Nochebuenay mañana Navidad…
Yo tengo un hijo perdidoy si Dios no me lo remediavoy a perder el sentido
Flamenco singers offer their personal flavor to the letras they sing,
In the quality of their voice,
their phrasing,
their mannerisms and facial expressions,
And with the words they choose…
No sé lo que es peorsi querer como te quiero …
Bella, eres bella entre las bellaspero por dentro vacía
Antonio Reyes posted this video from backstage.
Wow.
I love it when we get to see these moments, don’t you?
Pañuelo de raya en raya mare cómprame usted uno antes que el hombre se vaya
Do you know how to dance bulerías with the cante?
Watch how it’s done in the clip below as Carmen Herrera dances while José Mijita sings at the Feria del Caballo in Jerez.
Then find the words, and translation, of the letra you hear.
Check out this bulerías pataíta from the living room…
Here’s the coletilla you’ll hear Antonio Malena sing to Manuela Nuñez at in the video below:
Here’s a letra José Mijita sang during one of our online bulerias workshops:
Al cielo lo miro yoYo miro pa tus ojosKeep Reading
Tangos
Déjate de tonteríasque has pasaito por mi veray no me has dao los buenos días
You’ll love listening to this one and playing palmas as you do…
Here’s an estribillo you’ll hear:
Que no que no que no Que nunca me has querido…
Mi mare no quiereque vaya al corral
Enjoy this video of Chiquetete and Paco Cepero:
No me pongas esa cara…
Because one can never get enough of Rancapino Chico por tangos;
This is the first letra he sings in the video below:
Yo sé que tú me quieres con delirio…
Watch Patricia Guerrero, Rafael Estévez, and Nani Paños dance as Arcángel sings in Carlos Saura’s Flamenco, Flamenco.
Here is the first letra.
Here’s a tangos estribillo and a video of Patricia Guerrero at just sixteen years old.
Dame besos de tu bocaQue cuando me besas me pones nervioso
Watch the following videos then try the bulerías palmas activity at the end of this post.
Here is one of the letras:
Here’s a video of a young Estrella Morente por siguiryas and a letra
A la sierra de Armenia yo me quiero ir …
Como la amapola
yo no tengo pare ni mare…
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Guerra, guerra, guerra
Con esa bata de cola
tú vienes pidiendo guerra
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Bulerías
Tú confiésate y verás
como el confesor te dice
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Bulerías
Juan Antonio Salazar
Cien reyes me preguntaron
¿Dónde se encuentra el amor?
Keep Reading
Are you in the mood to listen to some good bulerías de Jerez?
Then you’ll love today’s clip of José Mijita and Manuel Parilla direct rom Jerez.
This is one of the letras you’ll hear…
Keep Reading
Check out this alegrías by Patricia Guerrero from the 30th Nîmes Flamenco Festival;
Wow!
Keep Reading
Tangos
Que trabajito me cuesta
encontrar mi bienestar…
Keep Reading
Bulerías
Amanecer en el campo
amanecer en el mar…
Keep Reading
Ready to get into the Christmas spirit, flamenco style?
Below enjoy three instances of Camarón singing villancicos.
The first two are live performances, and the last one is a recording.
Keep Reading
La Virgen María al niño cantaba
Meciendo en la cuna pa' que no llorara
Keep Reading
Villancicos
Traditional
Esta noche es Nochebuena
y mañana Navidad…
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Yo tengo un hijo perdido
y si Dios no me lo remedia
voy a perder el sentido
Keep Reading
Flamenco singers offer their personal flavor to the letras they sing,
In the quality of their voice,
their phrasing,
their mannerisms and facial expressions,
And with the words they choose…
Keep Reading
Bulerías
No sé lo que es peor
si querer como te quiero …
Keep Reading
Bulerías
Bella, eres bella entre las bellas
pero por dentro vacía
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Antonio Reyes posted this video from backstage.
Wow.
I love it when we get to see these moments, don’t you?
Keep Reading
Bulerías
Pañuelo de raya en raya
mare cómprame usted uno
antes que el hombre se vaya
Keep Reading
Do you know how to dance bulerías with the cante?
Watch how it’s done in the clip below as Carmen Herrera dances while José Mijita sings at the Feria del Caballo in Jerez.
Then find the words, and translation, of the letra you hear.
Keep Reading
Check out this bulerías pataíta from the living room…
Here’s the coletilla you’ll hear Antonio Malena sing to Manuela Nuñez at in the video below:
Keep Reading
Here’s a letra José Mijita sang during one of our online bulerias workshops:
Al cielo lo miro yo
Yo miro pa tus ojos
Keep Reading
Tangos
Déjate de tonterías
que has pasaito por mi vera
y no me has dao los buenos días
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You’ll love listening to this one and playing palmas as you do…
Here’s an estribillo you’ll hear:
Que no que no que no
Que nunca me has querido…
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Bulerías
Mi mare no quiere
que vaya al corral
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Enjoy this video of Chiquetete and Paco Cepero:
Keep Reading
Bulerías
No me pongas esa cara…
Keep Reading
Because one can never get enough of Rancapino Chico por tangos;
This is the first letra he sings in the video below:
Yo sé que tú me quieres con delirio…
Keep Reading
Watch Patricia Guerrero, Rafael Estévez, and Nani Paños dance as Arcángel sings in Carlos Saura’s Flamenco, Flamenco.
Here is the first letra.
Keep Reading
Here’s a tangos estribillo and a video of Patricia Guerrero at just sixteen years old.
Dame besos de tu boca
Que cuando me besas
me pones nervioso
Keep Reading
Watch the following videos then try the bulerías palmas activity at the end of this post.
Here is one of the letras:
Keep Reading
Here’s a video of a young Estrella Morente por siguiryas and a letra
A la sierra de Armenia
yo me quiero ir …
Keep Reading