Caracoles
Song whose 'copla' consists of a series of stanzas, with verses of different measures. It belongs to the group of 'cantiñas' and melodically it is close to that of the 'alegrías' and, in some 'tercios', to the 'mirabrás'. It leaves little room for improvisation, since contrary to other 'cantiñas', in 'caracoles' the words tell a long story, for which reason the stanzas can't be mixed at the discretion of the singer. Its etymologically is probably from this song being created by someone proclaiming 'caracoles' José Blas Vega attributes it to Tio José el Granaino.
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Provinces:
Cádiz
