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La Llave (corrido [jarocho style​]​)

from All Around This World: Latin America by All Around This World

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“La llave” means “the key.” I took this from a traditional song called “Estrellita” which is about a girl finding the best occupation for herself, disliking all of them except the job of teacher. (“Estrellita is looking for a job, Ma-tey-ree-lay-ree-lay-ree-lay… What kind of job will we give her…? We’ll let her work as a cook…She doesn’t like that job…We’ll let her work as a teacher…That job she likes!” Another commonly sung version is the story of a castle and a key to the castle, which the singer has unfortunately lost at the bottom of the sea. Fortunately, a little girl, perhaps “Estrellita,” is enlisted to look for it.

lyrics

¿Donde esta la llave? Mate-rile-rile-rile
¿Donde esta la llave? Mate-rile-rile-ro (pon!)

Where is the key? Mate-rile-rile-rile
Where is the key? Mate-rile-rile ro.

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from All Around This World: Latin America, released October 1, 2013
Vocals and jarana: Gabriel Guzman
Original is "Estrellita," © Alpha Film Music on behalf of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, translation and arrangement of "Estrellita" by Jay Sand with permission

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