Looking for the letras...

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John O.

Posts: 1723
Joined: Dec. 16 2005
From: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

Looking for the letras...

Does anybody know the letras being sung from 3:38-4:19 and 6:35-7:00?

Thanks!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2011 10:05:47

NormanKliman

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Joined: Sep. 1 2007

RE: Looking for the letras... (in reply to John O.)

The times are a little off according to what's on my screen, but I think these are the letras you're asking for. A Google search for the first line of verse turned up the first letra on Gaspar de Utrera's "Arte y compás" album.

First letra:
Haga usted favor por Diós rey moro
haga usted favor por Diós rey moro
ay de decirle a sus vasallos
que vean que estoy rendida ayayyy
no deben de darme mal pago
que vean que estoy rendida ayayyy
no deben de darme mal pago

Version recorded by Gaspar de Utrera:
Haga usted el favor rey moro
de decirle a sus vasallos
si es porque me ven cautivo
no deben de darme mal pago

Second letra:
¿Qué quieres de mí?
¿qué quieres de mí?
ay si es que a nadie miro yo a la cara
para no hacerte sufrir
si a nadie miro yo a la cara
para no hacerte sufrir

A well-known variation:
¿Qué quieres de mí?
hasta el agua que bebo
te la tengo que pedir

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2011 13:57:41

John O.

Posts: 1723
Joined: Dec. 16 2005
From: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

RE: Looking for the letras... (in reply to NormanKliman)

Cool, thanks! How did I know you'd be the first to answer?

Yeah, I knew the variation which is why I gave that time after ¿Qué quieres de mí?

I'm studying the actual letras now, I'm curious how much it will help me. I did a test once and had a singer sing the translation of a letra and I was still so concentrated on where the voice was going I really didn't listen to the words being sung. Still I'm sure it's a great help knowing beforehand where it will go...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2011 14:17:04