- Well-known verses from the Andean region of Colombia
- 1 - Copla about the condor
- 2 - The bullet that wounded me
- 3 - Let's drink this drink
- 4 - I cry my beloved homeland
- 5 - Goodbye, straw house
- 6 - I spend every day
- 7 - The toad ran a race
- 8 - The symbols of Andes
- 9 - The cane with being the cane
- 10 - Until the people sing them
- Characteristics of the coplas of Colombia
- References
The verses of the Andean region of Colombia, located in the west of the country, correspond to the departments of Huila, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima and Valle de la Cauca.
The couplet is a way of organizing the verses so that one is linked, or coupled, with the others that follow. In general, the verses are brief and have a satirical or humorous tone.
The term "copla" was originally used to denote the rhyme between verses of sixteen syllables each, which constituted the Spanish romance of the fifteenth century.
With the arrival of the Spanish, the romances were instituted in Colombia and underwent a process of adaptation, until it became a stanza of four verses of eight syllables each.
Well-known verses from the Andean region of Colombia
1 - Copla about the condor
Author: Susana Luque Gómez
Elegant bird of the Andes,
that lives in the heights
with your bluish plumage.
You exalt our culture.
You are a symbol of our homeland.
Giant national bird, not many knew you
or knew what your natural habitat was.
2 - The bullet that wounded me
Author: Anonymous
The bullet that hit me
also wounded the commander,
he was made a captain
and I was made a soldier as before!
3 - Let's drink this drink
Author: Anonymous
Let's drink this drink
to begin the prayer
so that the soul of the deceased
take strength and tiezo.
4 - I cry my beloved homeland
Author: Anonymous
I cry my beloved country
And how far I am from it.
I also cry for the one
who looks away from me.
Republic of Colombia,
New Kingdom of Granada,
There are women
for everyone Only for me there is nothing.
5 - Goodbye, straw house
Author: Anonymous
Goodbye, straw house, soaked by bunch.
Goodbye life of my life
when will my eyes see you
A sad farewell
and a well felt absence, like a sharp dagger
to take my life.
To the top we went together
communicated the two, there were my faints,
when you said goodbye to me.
6 - I spend every day
Author: Anonymous
Every day I spend
like heron in the lagoon, with a stretched neck
without any hope.
7 - The toad ran a race
Author: Anonymous
Ran the toad a race
with an old turtle:
they punished a block and a half, the toad won by the ear.
They ran her again
doubling the stop:
reaching the block and a half,
the toad hit a roll.
8 - The symbols of Andes
Author: Belén Manrique
Be careful friends
What I have come to tell you
From the municipality of Andes
Today I come to talk to you
Today I come to talk to you
From the municipality of Andes
This beloved town
This friendly town
This friendly town
Is well represented
On the shield, the flag
And his hymn well sung
And his hymn well sung
Very original song
A cute little flag
And his shield without equal
And his shield without equal
There they are observing
With the crown and the cross
And the obando tree
On the right side we see
A little tree of obando
And on the left side a horn
With products spilling
There is the crown
From queen katia
A very dear lady
That in this area lived
The queen's crown
On top
Below is written
The year of foundation
And the colors tell me
The blue of rivers and skies
Plant wealth
In green is printed
And finally
Down on a tape
First name
Of my dear city
(…)
I wish you liked it
What I told you today
From the town of Andes
The coffee town.
9 - The cane with being the cane
Author: Popular Copla
The cane with being the cane
also has its pain:
if they put it in the sugar mill they
will break his heart.
10 - Until the people sing them
Author: Popular Copla
Until the people sing them,
the verses, verses are not, and
when the people sing them
no one knows their author.
Characteristics of the coplas of Colombia
At present, the verses of Colombia present the following characteristics:
1- A colloquial language is used, full of idioms and sayings. Often the language expresses love for the country, the beauty of Colombian landscapes, nostalgia or the irony of certain situations.
2- The Colombian copla is loaded with a high humorous, satirical and ironic content and even picaresque. In the same way, the verses are an expression of the wisdom of the peoples.
3- A couplet can be composed of one or more verses. In turn, the stanzas are made up of four verses each, of which the third and fourth rhyme. This rhyme can be harmonic or assonance.
4- The metric (syllabic measure) has four possible forms:
a) All verses are eight syllables (8 - 8 - 8 - 8).
b) Lines 1 and 3 are eight syllables, while lines 2 and 4 are seven syllables (8 -7 - 8 -7).
c) Verse 1 is heptasyllable and the rest are eight syllables (7 - 8 - 8 - 8).
d) Lines 1 and 3 are heptasyllables, while lines 2 and 4 are eight syllables (7 - 8 - 7 - 8).
5 - The couplet is a means of expression of popular feelings. For this reason, when it is recited, the voice must be accompanied by a series of emotional elements that give the song feeling.
6 - In its sung form, when it is accompanied by musical instruments, the song is called "sing".
References
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