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terajkFandom: The Book of Life (2014)
Music: Canción del Mariachi by Antonio Banderas and Los Lobos
Ship: Joaquin/Maria/Manolo, La Muerte/Xibalba
Summary: For the woman of their hearts.
Content notes: Physical triggers (e.g., epilepsy or migraine: strobe lights, bright lights, “stuttery” cuts between 2–3 stills)
Length: 2:05
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Spanish: Soy un hombre muy honrado
Que me gusta lo mejor
Las mujeres no me faltan
Ni al dinero, ni el amor
Jineteando en mi caballo
Por la sierra yo me voy
Las estrellas y la luna,
Ellas me dicen donde voy
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay mi amor
Ay mi morena
De mi corazón
Me gusta tocar guitarra
Me gusta cantar el son
Mariachi me acompaña
Cuando canto mi canción
Me gusta tomar mis copas
Aguardiente es lo mejor
También el tequila blanco
Con su sal le da sabor
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay mi amor
Ay mi morena
De mi corazón
Me gusta tocar guitarra
Me gusta cantar el son
Mariachi me acompaña
Cuando canto mi canción
Me gusta tomar mis copas
Aguardiente es lo mejor
También el tequila blanco
Con su sal le da sabor
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay mi amor
Ay mi morena
De mi corazón
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay mi amor
Ay mi morena
De mi corazón
English:
I’m a very honest man
Which I think is best
I don’t lack women,
Nor money, nor love.
I’m riding my horse
Through the mountains I go.
The stars and the moon
They tell me where to go.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Ay, ay, my love.
Ay, the dark-haired woman
Of my heart.
I like to play guitar,
I like to sing in the sun.
The mariachi accompanies me
When I sing my song.
I like to drink my drinks
Brandy is the best.
Also white tequila
With salt for flavor
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Ay, ay, my love.
Ay, the dark-haired woman
Of my heart.
I like to play guitar,
I like to sing in the sun.
The mariachi accompanies me
When I sing my song.
I like to drink my drinks
Brandy is the best.
Also white tequila
With salt for flavor
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Ay, ay, my love.
Ay, the dark-haired woman
Of my heart.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Ay, ay, my love.
Ay, the dark-haired woman
Of my heart.
dogstar did the same thing in their Festivds letter that I did–had a list of requests with no details. I wanted to make a Book of Life vid, so I just made the kind of vid I’d like and hoped for the best. I love the relationship between Maria, Joaquin and Manolo–and I ship them all together. (While I wanted to focus on their love for Maria and her love for them, I did cut to Manolo hugging Joaquin on one of the “Ay, ay, mi amor”s on purpose.) I love the relationship between La Muerte and Xibalba, too–how they clearly love each other even though they’re estranged.
I’m not fluent in Spanish at all–I took it in high school, was a Classics major in college, and can use a Spanish-to-English dictionary. But I like “Cancion Del Mariachi” a lot, even though it’s from a Robert Rodriguez film that’s not Spy Kids or Shark Boy and Lava Girl. El Mariachi knocks out a knife-weilding dude with his guitar in the middle of it:
The narrator seems like a lone, enigmatic guy–yes, he’s got a mariachi with him and he loves a girl, but he’s singing about riding his horse through the mountains and what kind of alcohol he likes. So I wanted to undercut that sense of “aloneness.” (Which may not even be a valid interpretation, because I’m not fluent in Spanish.)
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Date: 2016-02-13 05:40 pm (UTC)-Dogstar
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Date: 2016-02-13 08:25 pm (UTC)sending love
Date: 2017-03-19 09:16 pm (UTC)thank you so much for sharing this awesome video!