Linda Ronstadt - La Charreada Lyrics
written by Felipe BermejoAy... qu rechula es la fiestaLa fiesta charra, fiesta del sol.Don... de los charros valientesDan cos sus cantos la evocain.El... jaripeo y su festejoQue huele a surco y a tradicinRemedo de la faenaMas admirada de mi nacinBonito es el jaripeoY cuanto su animacinYo quiero montarle a un toroPa' que me mire mi amor.Upale y upa liuupale y upa liu A charreada is similar to a rodeo but has slightly different events more par- ticular to the style of the Charro, or gentleman cowboy. It is very colorful because the men always compete wearing their elegant Charro suits, the basis of the mariachi costume. The grand entry (el jaripeo) features the ladies riding their beautiful horses sidesaddle. It also includes the singing of the tra- ditional rancheras that I love so much. My sister Suzi used to say that the real test of a good singer was if he or she could support a tone on horseback, as she heard the singers do in the charreada. She even learned to ride her horse sidesaddle. If I can get her to teach me how to do it, maybe I'll be able to sing sidesaddle in a charreada one day - a cherished dream of mine.L.R. The CharreadaHow very pretty is this fiestaThe charro fiesta, fiesta in the sunWhere the valiant charrosEvoke such feeling with their songsThe festive grand entrySmacks of tradition and the furrowsof the earthIt resembles the action of the bullfightSo admired in my nationPretty is the grand entry and howgreat its excitementI want to ride the bullSo that my love can see me.upale y upa liu© 1951 Promotora Hispana de Mexico S.A.Copyright renewed. All rights controlled byPeer International Corp/ BMI