- Chicharrero
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Chicharrero are the people whose origin lies with the "laguneros" which make up the natives in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife[1] in the Canary Islands. The population of the Chicharrero is mainly fishers in the same municipality. Although it is now also used in colloquial way for the inhabitants of the island (Tenerife).
The distinctive style of the inhabitants is dispersed across all of the natives in the island of Tenerife. In the present times, these area are inhabited by locals with several pubs that serve "Tasca el Abuelo" significantly featured in restaurants, as well as including "Guacimara" and "Limón y menta" (Lemon and mint).
The Chicharrero Song
A popular carnival song is "Chicharrero de Corazón" the chorus of which goes something like this:
"Chicharrero, chicharrero, chicharrero de corazón. Salta a la calle y dale al tambor que el carnaval ya empezó."
Which roughly translated to English is:
"Chicharrero, chicharrero, chicharrero of my heart. Pour into the streets and pick up the drum, the carnival has already started"
Some versions will replace the word empezó with llegó which changes the translation to "the carnival has been reached."
Like many drinking songs, versions are just as abundant as ways to create drinks on the vacation paradise of Tenerife.
The song is a variation on the Chilean music group "Mala Junta"'s song "Chileno de corazón"
References
- ^ Chicharrero RAE.ES
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