El Mayimbe El Bachatu
Once upon a time in La Escalera, near Luperon, Republica Dominica
Dancing she’s thinking.
Thinking of Anthony.
Anthony Santos.
El Mayimbe
El Bachatu
Swaying hips in skin-tight jeans
thighs locked together.
A writhing serpent
aroused by The Bachata.
She is just fourteen
Machos with machetes
marinated in rum
weep to the words.
Y la guitarra lloroso.
El Mayimbe
El Bachatu
At the entrance
merano muscle rippling
his virgin white T-shirt
moves towards the girl.
Without smile
or recognition
their bodies couple.
Hips against his
rolling to the rhythm.
Legs intertwined they circle
without smile
or recognition.
Of what the dance is doing
The music stops
forcing separation.
T-shirt fades away.
Again she is alone
without smile
or recognition.
The Dominican way
Outside the dancing hall
away from village eyes
beneath a Mango tree.
A meeting
secret smile
sweet recognition
The magic of Bachata
In his bed she’s thinking
Thinking of Anthony
Anthony Santos
El Mayimbe
El Bachatu
the spanish phrase means the guitars are crying or am I wrong?
I am trying to find a video now, unknown street guitarist gitano and I cannot find it. but when I do I will show this video
what can I say about this recognition girls tambien lloran like guitars……
Hi Nic I don’t know how to download links on a reply But if you look up Anthony Santos on You Tube you’ll find a lot of his stuff he’s a big stat in the Dominican Republic This is about the music of the dance The Bachata and the effects of it on the Dominican people If you find videos of the bachata being danced properly you’ll see what I mean It makes Dirty Dancing look like a walz 🙂 I was there for several months back in 2003 and again in 2005 This is about the girl also except… Read more »
You paint a vivid picture. Some races are far more romantic and passionate than others, there’s no getting away from it. I should have married an Italian or a Spaniard instead of a dull Capricorn fae Aberdeen lol
Alison x
Thanks Alison. Sorry about the delay replying to you, I couldn’t find this piece back. I had to go into submissions. In truth I knew that girl, it was a long time ago when I spent several months in the Dominican Republic. She was the niece of the Dominican guy we were staying with. This kind of behaviour is perfectly normal in their culture. Romantic and passionate I guess sums up the Dominican culture, but often due the this children grow up this several sets of parents or more often aunts and grandparents and hence pass down little feeling for… Read more »