Flamenco Quote of the Day

My love you come so late
and leave so early.
I don't want, heart of mine,
such surgical visits.

Amor mio, vienes tarde
y te vas temprano,
yo no quiero visitas, entrañas mias,
de cirujano.

Seguiriyas/Traditional

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

According to Pericon, Ava gardner was a great fan of flamenco:
"She often stays after La Zambra closes and asks me to sing some more for her. Many times when I finish I can't help but see that she is weeping with emotion."

Will Kirkland/Author

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

If you want to know
where this song comes from,
just say "Triana."
That should be enough.

Si quereis saber
de donde es este cante,
con decir Triana...
creo que es bastante.


Tangos de Triana/Popular

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

When one considers that flamenco, like the blues, must remain a primitive, intimate art if it wishes to retain its whole foundation of being, there is little doubt which of these forms is preferred by the sensitive and well-versed aficionado. Readers who, after having experienced both forms, find themselves disagreeing with this point are very likely those that hyper-civilization has left with an appreciation for only the polished. In that case, I respectfully suggest they turn to the more refined classical fields.

Don Pohren/Author

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

Make signals to me with your eyes,
for on some occasions
the eyes speak what
the tongue cannot utter.

Hazme con los ojos señas,
que en algunas ocasiones
los ojos sirven de lengua.

Rumba/Popular

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

"I have listened to many knowledgeable people talk about flamenco, people who knew a lot and people who I listened to with a lot of interest in the barrio where I was born. They said a woman always dances with her hands, with her gestures, with the elegant movements of her body. But that is not the type of dancing some flamencologists want you to do, which consists of making much, much noise with your feet; dancing just for the sake of it as if you were a machine."

Manuela Vargas/Bailaora

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

I have a door in my soul
that needs no key,
and I always leave it open.
No one can close it on me. 

Tengo una puerta en mi alma
que no necesita llave,
y yo la tengo siempre abierta
y no me la cierra nadie.

Bulerias/Traditional

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