Piece from the double album A tiempo real / In real time, by Vigüela, to be released by ARC Music in August 2018.
María del Rosario Nieto Palomo: voice
Juan Antonio Torres Delgado: voice, guitar
Luis García Valera: voice, guitarro manchego, tambourine
Eduardo Gómez-Olmedo Moreno: guitar
Javier Gómez García: voice, lute, castanets
This jota played at the lute by Javier Gómez García (Javi de Nerpio) with soloist melodies by Juan Antonio Torres and Mari Nieto, who come from El Carpio de Tajo. Therefore, the name "Nerpio del Tajo" was created. Arrangements for lute, by Javi de Nerpio.
LYRICS IN ENGLISH:
You sang me a couplet,
I answered you instantly,
mine had salt,
yours had salt and pepper.
I don´t sing you these lyrics
to make you remember me,
It’s just to remind you
that I remember you.
May God grant that
the day I was going to get married,
neither the priest, nor the sexton and the key of the door showed up.
Every morning I ascend
to ask the rosemary
if my disease has a cure,
if it hasn´t, I´ll die.
I don´t know what would happen,
if I lost you and you went far away.
Distance and oblivion
use to go hand in hand.
It’s true that that I loved you,
it’s not untruth that I forgot you.
The leaves in the trees
do not last forever.
Mother, I might die maid
without trying the chocolate.
Make me half arroba,
almost for me to taste it.
There goes the farewell,
cute brunette.
If you want me to repeat it,
I will sing it to you tomorrow.