Music Analysis: Los Tigres Y Traicion

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A typical corrido is defined as a lyrical narrative that consists of eight quatrains with four to six lines. However, the significance does not lie within its musical structure; rather it is shown through its lyrics. The corrido depicts historical events; not through informing its listeners, but strives to use interpretation as a bridge of communication. The lyrics express topics from love and immigration to drug trafficking and malicious events. The Mexican community is able to emotionally connect with the lyrics materializing a sense of identity and pride - preserving historical and malicious events and cultures that have sentiment value. The analytical significance of corridos is that it gave voice to the marginalized social groups …show more content…

The lyrics “Sonaron siete balazos, Camelia a Emilio mataba La policía sólo halló una pistola tirada/Del dinero y de Camelia, nunca más se supo nada” paved way for the subgenre narcocorrido. The interpretation of the lyrics read that Camelia and Emilio successfully complete their mission of smuggling drugs to America, where Camelia shoots Emilio after he threatens to leave her for another woman. She takes the money from the drug deal and is never to be heard from again (Genius). Camelia and Emilio become fictional heroes to its listeners as they have become figures that individuals live vicariously through. The story reminds the communities that this event that Camelia and Emilio go through is reality, giving comfort and an identity to the people. As corridos may recount violence, drugs, and crime, they do so as an interpretation rather than a source of glorification to why they are popular with the Mexican communities. Although the popularity of the corrido is invested in the communities,

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