La seguirilla ou siguiriya appartient au cante jondo. Ce palo est apparue à la fin du 18è siècle, elle est la quintessence du flamenco. C'est un chant qui vient de l'intérieur, du plus profond de soi, de ce cœur d'où jaillissent les sentiments. Sa copla se compose souvent de 3 ou 4 vers. La danse qui l'accompagne est sobre, épurée, pathétique, majestueuse . Le premier bailaor qui défendait ce style fut Vicente Escudero et, plus tard, Pilar Lopez qui introduisit dans ce baile les castagnettes. C'est le baile le plus jondo du flamenco. il exprime toute la tragédie humaine, la solitude, l'angoisse et le désespoir de l'homme. C'est une danse solennelle et sans fioriture.
Dicen de mí,
que me amenaza el tiempo,
dicen de mí,
que si yo estoy vivo o muerto.
Y yo les digo, les digo y digo.
Mientras mi corazoncillo hierva
yo voy a vencer a mi enemigo .
Si me ves un día, la mirada perdida
y la locura en el semblante.
Apiádate de mí, no me maldigas
porque las penas van prendidas
ay, al fleco del aire.
Si me ves un día, los ojos vencidos
llorando al alba.
Apiádate de mí, no me maldigas,
que la desgracia va unía,
ay al cauce del agua.
Si me ves un día, mirando al cielo
suplicando a Dios.
Apiádate de mí, no me maldigas
que los tormentos respiran,
ay por los rayos del sol.
Leer la letra de esta canción te hace pensar en que no somos nada más que el producto moldeado por las manos de la sociedad que nos rodea y nos ha acompañado desde que éramos pequeños: never free, never me
An extraordinary guy
Can never have an ordinary day
He might live a long goodbye
But that is not for me to say
I dig his friends, I dig his shoes
He is just a child with nothing to lose
but his mind, his mind
They are sleeping while they dream
But then they want to be adored
They who don't say what they mean
Will live and die by their own sword
I dig their friends, I dig their shoes
They are like a child with nothing to lose
In their minds, yeah their minds
But I'll have my way
In my own time
I'll have my say
My star will shine
Cos you see me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
There are but a thousand days but heading for a thousand years
Many minds to educate the people who have disappeared
D'you dig my friends? D'you dig my shoes?
I am like a child with nothing to lose but my mind
Yeah my mind
We'll have our way
In our own time
We'll have our say
Cos my star's gonna shine
Cos you see me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
You see me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
Yeah, passer by
Think of me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
