how to distinguish seguiriyas
One day,
the shark-tiger and the hippopotamus-whale met at Malagueñas Beaches.
-Hello,
shark-tiger, where are you from?
-Hello, hippopotamus-whale,
I’m from Malagueñas Beaches, but I like to travel all around the world. And
where are you from?
-I’m from
River Seguiriyo.
-Ahh! If
you are from River Seguiriyo you must like seguiriyas.
Could you teach me how to distinguish seguiriyas.
-Of course,
I will teach you some strategies. First of all, put these earphones on. Put
attention to the guitar. First, it sounds like a drum redouble.
-Oooh, yes!
-Then,
sounds “trannnn…., tra-ca-tran”.
-Yes, yes!
After, “torron, torron, torron, torro-torrotorroooon”, it sounds “trannnn…, tra-ca-tran”.
-After, some
times, the cantaor sings
“tiri-tiri-tiri-tiri-tiri-tiriiii”, followed by some “ayyyyyyy”.
-Yes, yes!!
Is it always the same?
-Not
always, but these cues will be useful to you for distinguish most of seguiriyas.
-Yes, the seguiriya is very cool. Let’s hear a seguiriya you and me together
Tiri tiri tiri tiri aaaaaaayyyyy
Miro yo a las Alturas
buscando consuelo,
y no me respondía,
y no me respondían santitos ni justos
de los
altos cielos
Aaaaay, aaaay, aaaaaaayyyy
A la mar,
a la mar me asomo
buscando el consuelo.
Allí venían, cómo venían
las velitas blancas,
y el agua y el cielo
Tiri tiri tiri tiri aaaaaaayyyyy
I look to the Heights
seeking solace,
and they do not answered to me,
and neither the righteous nor saints
from the high heavens
answered to me
To the sea
I look out to the sea
seeking solace.
Here they came, how came
the white sails,
and the water and the sky
Miguel
Vargas, seguiriyas from Los Puertos
