The country song

It is that in the one that, with a simple and daily language, reference is made to the atmosphere characteristic of the ranch and its environment, landscape, traditions, dress, gastronomy, occupations and tasks, sentimental relationships, states of spirit, etc.

The structure and development of the melodic line in the country song are equally simple and without more harmonic or rhythmic complications.

This song form has been given equally in the ranches of alls the regions of the country containing, sometimes, very own local characteristics, and it has also been inspiration point for countless composers, empiric or academic, who still without being country of origin they have approached the topic with talent, genius and unquestionable sensibility.

It will Be necessary to conceptualize that the essence of the country song resides b�sicamente in the text and not in the interpreter's dress or the musical group that it accompanies him, because at the present time it has been considered, recklessly that all singer that carries loud dress or folcl�rica and it is made accompany for mariachi it is, for that only fact, rancher's interpreter although the repertoire that approaches -bolero, modern ballad, lyrical, romantic song, etc., generally with urban topics - it is very unaware to the concept of the country thing. < p align="justify"> The mariachi, undoubtedly one of the most popular instrumental groupings inside of and outside of Mexico, a long time ago he/she stopped to be summed up to interpret the music of the region of their origin exclusively, because their members have worried to be qualified technically in the execution of their instruments and I eat arreglistas to achieve a bigger sound versatility and this way, to intrude with success in different goods, modalities and �stilos, from their original folclor until the academic music of concert. Therefore, it won't be convenient to apply " rancher's " epithet to all that plays the mariachi -like it has happened with the bolero, the ballad, the cumbia, the sauce, the jazz, the paso doble, etc. - because one would run the risk that when it was interpreted Poet and Peasant of Franz Von Supp'e, Paul's Firefly Lincke, The Blue Danube of Johann Strauss or Nereidas of Amador P�rez, would have to announce them as overtures, and country gavotas, or I eat waltz and country danzon.

The Dictionary of Mejicanismos of Francisco J. Santamar�a, Edit. Porr�a, CORP., Mexico, contains the following definitions that well can guide the exact understanding of the topic:

Ranch. - Treasury or field property, small, modest or humble. /Sitio.
Rancher. - Peasant, peasant, inhabitant of a ranch.
Campirano. - Man trained in the tasks of the field, and skillful in the horsemanship and in the exercises of roping, to wag the tail and animal jinetear.

For the songs that are not specifically country but that they are framed in formats and national styles the most appropriate thing it will maybe be to call them vernacular or typical, assisting to the most usual definitions, as:

Vernacular. - Of the own house or of the own country. Domestic, native.
Typical. - Characteristic of a place, person or thing. /Que corresponds to a certain type.

For examples of typically country Mexican songs: