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Singing in Spanish, a challenge

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I do sing in Spanish at parties, the link below is one that I enjoy doing. The challenge here is for all learners to understand how words are deformed to fit music.

This particular song is truly funny in the "norteño" style, and is one of my favorites. listen to it and see if you can understand the words and post them. You will get a good idea of how lyrics can be "bent" to the music.

Click the link, and enjoy.

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updated Oct 26, 2011
edited by pacofinkler
posted by pacofinkler
Sorry I can't spend longer, I've come on after a migraine and the screen is hurting me, but you deserve some replies for this! - galsally, Aug 23, 2011

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Thanks Frank, very amusing! I can't get all of it and my head's aching so I'll leave it here. I listened to another version but not all the lyrics were the same (as one would expect with such a popular song!)

Here are some of them:

En una fonda chiquita que pareció a este restaurante ??

entré a comer unos tacos porque ya me andaba de hambre

ya ven, que hambre....

pero, me .... aguante

se me acercó una morena que estaba ..... tres piedras ??

me dijo que se le ofrece, puede pedir lo que quiera

señor, estoy pa' servirle, aquí yo soy la mesera

no más miré aquella ... se me olvidaron los tacos

le dije - traiga cerveza y de pollo, sirva dos platos usted se sienta conmigo pa'divertirnos un rato

le pregunté - ¿eres casada? - y me contestó - vivo sola -

pero antes de que le sigas, echarte a tocar la pianola, no más, le pone su beso, porque ese piano, le toca sola ?

no sé ni cuantas tomamos, ni yo ni mi amiga la mesera,

bailamos a punto de ....la tierra? , bailamos la Cucaracha

Ya cuando la noche le dije aquí ahora nos vamos

me dijo - no chiquitito - en eso si no quedamos

hasta una pulga bailamos (that's from a different version I think but I liked it)

Maybe some day we'll hear you singing it? wink

updated Oct 26, 2011
posted by galsally
Hi Galsally, you can see how the words are re shaped to fit the music. - pacofinkler, Aug 23, 2011
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Very norteño, my good friend, very norteño indeed... let's see, first stanza, something like:


En una fonda (hole in the wall, I think best describes it) chiquita

que parecía restaurante

entre a comerme unos tacos

porque ya me andaba de hambre (stomach digesting itself...jeje)

ya ven que el hambre es canija (I personally like this word! = intenso, feroz, canina)

pero mas el que la aguante.


It's late, well you know that if you're reading this now... so will leave the rest for some well-deserved rest! Thanks for the entertainment value, Paco! smile

updated Oct 26, 2011
posted by cristalino
Jejej yes Chris but it tok forever to learn how to " bend the words" to the music as they do it - pacofinkler, Aug 23, 2011