Debla
In 'caló' it means Goddess. Part of the basis of the 'toná', for which reason it is sung without the accompaniment of a guitar. Its melody requires a melismatic adorning, more abrupt than the rest of the songs of this group. There are multiple theories about the origins of the 'debla'. The oldest of them affirms that it is the creation of a singer called Blas Barea, since at the end of the 'coplas' the phrase 'deblica barea' was always said. However, it is believed that this version disappeared and what we now know as 'debla' is the song that Tomás Pavón rescued from the 'cava' of the gypsies of Triana, something which lead to him to fall out with other singers of his ethnic background, such as Juan Talega.
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Sevilla
