Happy! - Aug 8 (Zapata)

Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 8 (Zapata)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 11:37 AM

In Mexico, a corrido mostly is a ballad, telling a story. In Spain, it may be a romance; a happy song accompanied by guitar. The style also was changed in Mexico, to quatrains rather than the Spanish octosyllabic verses.

Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 8 (Zapata)
From: Abby Sale
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 10:05 AM

Thanks for the translation. Somewhat better than Babel Fish, I think.

I tried without much satisfaction to get a good definition of "corrido." I have a recollection that it means 'ballad' more than just 'song.' No?

Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 8 (Zapata)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 08 Aug 05 - 03:01 PM

Gather around, gentlemen, hear the song
of a sad and important event,
There in Chinameca, Zapata, the great insurgent,
was cowardly murdered.
Corrido de la Muerte

Hear the song sung here: Corrido de la Muerte

Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 8 (Zapata)
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 08 Aug 05 - 09:55 AM

Viva Zapata!!

Subject: Happy! - Aug 8 (Zapata)
From: Abby Sale
Date: 08 Aug 05 - 09:41 AM


Happy Birthday!

Revolting hero,

Emiliano Zapata

was born

8/8/1879
(killed 4/10/1919)

          Encuchen, señores, oigan el corrido,
          De un triste acontecimiento;
          Pues en Chinameca fue muerto a mansalva
          Zapata, el gran insurrecto
  
                  Encuchen, gentlemen, hear the in excess one,
                  Of a sad event;
                  Then in Chinameca he was dead without any risk
                  Zapata, the great rebel
  
                       "Corrido de la Muerte de Emiliano Zapata" by Armando Liszt Arzubide
                       (from: Anderer Länder Folksongs of various Countries;
                       Translation from Alta Vista Babel Fish)

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