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No problem, I like guitar too, I have been learning to dance for the last years but a good guitar is basic to make good flamenco and I am interested in it.
Ola tia ... sabes que hay muchos españoles por aquí , y también mucha gente de América del sur , español realmente no es el problema, a pesar de que este lugar es principalmente en ingles, a veces la gente necesita ayuda para apuntar letras de una canción, por ejemplo , si va rápido o tener un fuerte acento, o utilizar frases de la calle, estos tipo de cosas .. De todas formas estas en la mejor lugar para aprender flamenco , o sea España... no dijiste qué parte de España estas ...
No problem with English, in fact it's good for me to practise my writing (so don't be shy if you want to correct me).
Flamenco lyrics are a problem even to Spanish speakers, sometimes it's very difficult to understand what they say unless you listen to the songs many times, but at the same time it's funny to try.
I'm from the north of Spain. Flamenco isn't typical from here but there are many people that are passionate of it.
ok no problem pleased to meet you as well ... me imagino que estas en la zona de Salamanca porque hay muchos cerezas por ahí...and that is why you are called cereza , or maybe because you are ,pequeña y redondeada, de color rojo oscuro, y dulce y su interior.
anyway you can get a lot of good help and advice here , there are a lot of really good players from all countries , best thing is have a look around and if yoiu cant find the topic you want .. just ask i have never seen an unanswered question yet ...
I think for me the toughest thing about understanding letras is a lot of them are suuuper specific references, metaphors, and "dichos". Like if your not FROM Lebrija you won't get that or if your not FROM Jerez you won't get that. Like "She told him to go to the statue of saint whoever on whatever street." Someone from there would know "Oh, she wants to marry him because that's where people go to pray about marriage." Things like that....Kinda fun to get to the bottom of that stuff sometimes though. It does help give the letra the proper "weight" it deserves.
I agree, Leñador. The lyrics are usually not so important. But sometimes they are, because they speak about life and death, or other dramatic issues in a very gypsy way. The thing is to get the feeling of the song, and you can do it taking the whole, that is the music, the cante and the dancing all together.
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