Well - that's just the refrain. The complete poem has 6 verses each 8
lines long which express a certain amount of angst.
The lady is trying to elicit some favours from the gentleman with limited
success - in brief.
Monica
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From: "bill kilpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:18 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] guardame las vacas
a little late and probably known to all but lyrics for the first verse of
the song are listed here (with translation:)
http://www.guitarvihuela.com/
"guàrdame las vacas,
Carillo, y besarte he."
"si no, bèsame tù a mi,
que yo ti las guàrdaré."
translated into english in the 1600's as:
"i prithee keep my kine for me,
Carillo, wilt thou? tell."
"first let me have a kiss from thee
and i will keep them well."
a boy/girl song attributed to cristobal di castillejo (1494-1550). took a
quick spin round the cyber-block but couldn't find the complete song.
i find the romance suggested by these lyrics to be completely at odds with
the mournfulness of the tune. if music can speak, it would be hard (imho)
to devise a more effective way of communicating pathos than with this
chord progression.
http://billkilpatrickhaiku.blogspot.com/
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