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Now That I Want to Go Back Up | Viernes con una Letra

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Now That I Want to Go Back Up | Viernes con una Letra

Today another one that I got from Zorri. He is full of letras.

Literally.

This one is kind of fuerte.

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Contigo bajé la cuesta
y ahora que quiero subirla
que trabajito me cuesta

I went down the hill with you
and now that I want to go back up,
Oh how much work it is

We all know a lot of the sentido gets lost in translation. The letras just don't have the same feeling in English. And then at times there are specific things that really cannot be translated within the verse itself.

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Malagueñas del Mellizo | Viernes con una Letra

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Malagueñas del Mellizo | Viernes con una Letra

I am in the province of Málaga, so I am thinking of malagueñas. which I love.

Apparently the original malagueñas had folkloric and rhythmic origins from here in Málaga. It would make sense to share one of those letras with you.

But I don't want to.

(Anyway, I posted a verdiales last week.)

Today I want to share this Malagueña del Mellizo with you.

It is said that Enrique el Mellizo's influence transformed malagueñas into the cante libre style we hear today. (He was not from Málaga.)

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Be Careful With That Cat | Viernes con una Letra

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Be Careful With That Cat | Viernes con una Letra

This is a letra that Zorri sang the other night.

Watching Zorri laugh after singing it was the best, and then hearing him laugh because, well, if you've ever heard his laugh,

It's a laugh that makes you laugh. That on top of the meaning of the letra, let's just say it made for a good laughing session.

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Ten cuidao con ese gato
que se coma una a una
las sardinitas del plato

Be careful with that cat
because one by one it eats
the little sardines from the plate

We were supposed to go to a tablao that night, but that didn't happen.

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I Want to Get Drunk | Viernes con una Letra

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I Want to Get Drunk | Viernes con una Letra

It is Halloween, and I just returned home from the peña. I am in Jerez.

On the way I saw a family dressed up in zombie-style Halloween costumes. Their two dogs were dressed as jack-o-lanters.

At the peña

We saw Manuel Agujetas Hijo sing with Domingo Rubichi accompanying on guitar.

Below is a letra por fandangos that he sang.

(You can hear El Chocolate singing it here.)

Fandangos

No me quites la botella
que yo me quiero emborrachar 
no me quites la botella
voy a beber de verdad 
y a ver si no pienso en ella 
y yo la consigo olvidar

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An Alegrías by David Lagos | Viernes con una Letra

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An Alegrías by David Lagos | Viernes con una Letra

This will make your day.

TRUST me.

It's a video of David Lagos live por alegrías accompanied by his brother, Alfredo Lagos.

You should know, if you don't already, that David is nice.

You should also know, if you don't already, that he writes beautiful letras.

And you might as well know that one of my favorite things ever is listening to David Lagos sing por alegrías and that when I hear him sing alegrías live I cry every time ... 

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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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An Interview with Bailaora Mercedes Ruíz

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An Interview with Bailaora Mercedes Ruíz

You've likely read all of the written interviews here with Mercedes Ruíz. You've probably seen the interview with her husband, Santiago Lara.

And now, here's that video interview with Mercedes Ruíz that I've been promising you

We filmed it in Jerez last spring just after the FlamencoTour.

In the video below Mercedes talks about the road to becoming a soloist, how she navigates motherhood and flamenco dance, her thoughts on teaching those of us who are not pros, and some other stuff.

Oh, and by the way, you'll probably love her even more after seeing this video, so get ready...

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