Difference in Accents
Many times I see questions about the differences in accents between Spain and Mexico and the best way to note these differences is to simply listen to them.
Below are links for the same song "Un sueño de tantos" performed in the same style (acompañamiento mariachi) by Rocio Durcal of Spain and Carlos y Aida Cuevas of Mexico. Keep in mind that this is a general difference and that accents tend to diminish a little while singing.
"Sueño que noches calladas
te tengo en mi brazos
muy cerca del mar
y que tus ojos me miran
me miran llorando de felicidad
Sueño que tus labios rojos
murmuran y dicen te quiero besar
acercate, besame que con tus caricias
se acaban mis penas y me haces gozar
Solo la luna y estrellas
Olas y palmeras nos pueden mirar
y tus cabellos dorados
saludan fragante las brisas del mar
Asi yo vivo en mis noches
y muero en el dia al despertar el sol
y las gaviotas se alegan
se llevan mi sueño
tu mi corazón"
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Thanks, Julian. Over the past month or so, I have been spending a lot of time perusing youtube with the purpose of trying to find videos (not necessarily music videos) where various dialectic variations are represented, so the links are appreciated.
