"A la luz de esta farola" | Tango | Poetic Translations of Flamenco Letras - TRANSLATIÓN #39

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Translating poetry is never easy. Flamenco letras can be deep, light, funny or tragic. They can take us to the bottom of despair or give us the strength to continue on the road of a sometimes absurd existence. There you will find anecdotes, advice, moral lessons, threats, praise or criticism, daily life episodes, and jokes. It is an unfathomable repertoire that it is important to understand if we really want to enter the fascinating universe of flamenco. Here is our attempt to transcribe a small part of the richness and subtleties of flamenco lyrics into English.
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"A la luz de esta farola" | Tango | Poetic Translations of Flamenco Letras - TRANSLATIÓN #39
Juan Cantero - Cante
Paco de Lucía & Ramón de Algeciras - Toque
Raimundo Amador - Toque
A la luz de esta farola
Me estoy sacando una espina
Hasta el corazón me llora
Here, by the light of this lamppost
I'm trying to remove a thorn
And it's my heart that cries the most
Full cante here: • Juan Cantero Tangos ex...
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