Thank you Antonio and Manolo for your help, this clears things up quite a bit.
It's interesting since Valderrabano's vihuela intabulation is in the form of a
duo. I have the Cancionero de Palacio, and I'll check it out to see if it's a
two voice part as well. This conversational quality definitely clears up the
translation for me and makes the vihuela part seem more relevant to the text.
Thank you again.
- Christopher
--- Manolo Laguillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would say it means:
>
> "your [girl]friend got married, Juan Pastor,
> oh, what a pain I feel"
>
> Juan Pastor is obviously the secret lover of the girl.
> A literal translation of the second verse is impossible for me, my
> english is not enough.
>
> The strange thing is that in the first verse the speaker is talking to
> Juan Pastor ("tu" = your), and in the second it is Juan Pastor that
> expresses his pain.
> This can be explained assuming that in the first verse it is Juan Pastor
> that speaks to himself, as if he were in front of a mirror.
>
> The problem with the syntax of the first verse for those of you with
> little spanish language knowledge is the order of the words. It would be
> easier to understand as follows: "Se te despos� tu amiga...".
>
> And what is the difference between
> "Se despos� tu amiga"
> and
> "Se te despos� tu amiga" ?
> What is that reflexive "te" for ?
>
> Difficult to explain that finest nuance, but I will try. That "te" adds
> a sense of conectivity between her marriage and Juan Pastor. In english
> I would say: "It happened to you that your girlfriend got married...".
>
> I hope it helps,
> regards,
> Manolo Laguillo
>
>
>
> Christopher Schaub wrote:
>
> >Hello all. I've been wracking my brain to try and figure this lyric out ...
> >
> >Desposose te tu amiga Juan Pastor
> >Ay que si por mi dolor
> >
> >It's a short piece from Valderrabano's book. Any translation help is
> >appreciated.
> >
> > - Chris
> >
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