{"id":147,"date":"2021-09-22T19:05:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T23:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/?p=147"},"modified":"2021-12-25T17:14:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T21:14:16","slug":"se-fue-mi-amor-by-carmen-y-laura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/2021\/09\/22\/se-fue-mi-amor-by-carmen-y-laura\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Se Me Fue Mi Amor&#8221; by Carmen y Laura"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Se Me Fue Mi Amor (My Love Has Gone)\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/diZmRzGAl4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Song Information<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSe\u00a0Me Fue Mi Amor\u201d by Carmen y Laura was released in\u00a0late 1945, recorded by Ideal Records.\u00a0\u00a0This song is a conjunto piece sung by two sisters.\u00a0This song follows the formulaic style of conjunto music. The instrumentation includes the accordion, a guitar and a bass. It also follows the pattern of emphasizing the second and third beat in a triple meter, and the sisters are singing in thirds. Carmen and Laura never imagined themselves performing professionally, as\u00a0they\u00a0grew\u00a0up singing while doing housework and chores, but after the Great Depression\u00a0and\u00a0World War II, they were brought into a newfound music business.\u00a0Carmen met her husband, Armando Marroqu\u00edn, who introduced her to the jukebox business nearby Alice Texas where the two lived. Alice was later named &#8220;the &#8220;official birthplace&#8221; of Tejano music. Alice, Texas also is home to the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. Hall of Fame Museum, to pay tribute to Tejano music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Due to the lapse of record production post war, Marroqu\u00edn had to travel to Mexico, 120 miles from Alice, to buy records for jukeboxes. This, along with&nbsp;red tape involved in&nbsp;obtaining Mexican and Mexican American music, Marroqu\u00edn decided to&nbsp;buy recording equipment and set up camp in Carmens kitchen. Carmen hung draped blankets&nbsp;to enhance the&nbsp;acoustics. During this time, Carmen&#8217;s sister&nbsp;Laura&nbsp;had just returned home from college in Mexico, and they started to record music as a duet. \u201cSe Me Fue Mi Amor\u201d was one of their first songs to become a hit. This not only gave Carmen and Laura opportunity to be a successful Tejana duet, but also allowed Marroqu\u00edn to successfully record and distribute records, specifically for other jukebox operators.&nbsp;This became&nbsp;pivotal&nbsp;for the establishment of&nbsp;<em>Ideal Records.&nbsp;<\/em>After World War II, there was a high demand in Texas for&nbsp;Orquesta&nbsp;based conjunto music.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.discogs.com\/ZtYNLAXblHtSPLQt1ByV4haW_0c=\/600x605\/smart\/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)\/discogs-images\/A-1386026-1486018155-9282.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Carmen Y Laura | Discography | Discogs\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&nbsp;Involvement in&nbsp;Music&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the lyrical interpretation of this song doesn&#8217;t directly correlate to Texas, this was the first influential local label to produce and distribute Tejano music. Ideal records not only became a platform for woman artists, but also Tejano culture in Texas. There was a lack of female perspective in the entertainment industry, in fact, most of the woman who would perform, performed covers of songs made my men, mostly written about woman. Carmen y Laura recording their very first song&nbsp;in the eyes of a woman. The song is about the emotions that&nbsp;woman felt when their husband or men in their life were shipped out to war.&nbsp;Not only does this song reflect the wartime atmosphere, but it reflects from a woman&#8217;s point of view.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many women kept their musical talents to themselves, singing in small gatherings or simply at home. Carmen y Laura did the same, until Marroqu\u00edn decided to record music. Although the record company was&nbsp;created by two men, Carmen y Laura&nbsp;were&nbsp;the first to gain&nbsp;popularity&nbsp;for Ideal Records, creating a platform for women, specifically&nbsp;Mexican\/&nbsp;Mexican American&nbsp;women, to&nbsp;enrich the involvement of women in the entertainment industry&nbsp;which had opened a whole new market. Although this song is about a man leaving&nbsp;his wife for war and the devastation&nbsp;of being without a man,&nbsp;this song is truly iconic for the inclusion of women in the entertainment industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Ideal also played a significant role in shaping Tejano music by incorporating women into the Tejano recording industry and by launching two musical trends then taking place in Texas-the orquesta tejana and conjunto music. Its most significant influence, however, was in &#8216;helping to establish the dominance of conjunto and orquesta over all other types of music in Texas.&#8217; The dominance of styles was visibly reflected in the recorded songs of the female duets. The overwhelming majority of these duets, for instance, recorded only with conjunto or orquesta accompaniment.&#8221;<\/p><cite>This is an excerpt from&nbsp;<em>Tejano Roots: The Women.&nbsp;<\/em>I feel this best&nbsp;describes the significance that Ideal Records had in the formation of the popularity for women performance.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lyrics&nbsp;(Spanish)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se&nbsp;me&nbsp;fue&nbsp;mi amor&nbsp;<br>y no&nbsp;s\u00e9&nbsp;ni&nbsp;ad\u00f3nde&nbsp;<br>Se&nbsp;me&nbsp;fue&nbsp;a la&nbsp;guerra&nbsp;<br>sin&nbsp;decirme: &#8220;Vuelvo&#8221;.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Se&nbsp;me&nbsp;fue&nbsp;mi amor&nbsp;<br>se&nbsp;me&nbsp;fue&nbsp;mi&nbsp;encanto,&nbsp;<br>y no&nbsp;se&nbsp;hasta&nbsp;cu\u00e1ndo&nbsp;<br>volver\u00e9&nbsp;yo&nbsp;a&nbsp;verlo.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Quisiera&nbsp;su&nbsp;sombra ser&nbsp;<br>su&nbsp;suerte&nbsp;correrla&nbsp;yo&nbsp;<br>seguir&nbsp;su&nbsp;camino&nbsp;<br>y&nbsp;el&nbsp;mismo&nbsp;destino&nbsp;<br>que&nbsp;tenga,&nbsp;tenerlo&nbsp;yo.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Quisiera&nbsp;poder&nbsp;volar&nbsp;<br>hacia&nbsp;adonde&nbsp;est\u00e1&nbsp;mi bien&nbsp;<br>volar&nbsp;cual&nbsp;las&nbsp;aves&nbsp;<br>cruzar&nbsp;esos&nbsp;mares&nbsp;<br>llegar&nbsp;a&nbsp;morir&nbsp;con&nbsp;\u00e9l.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Se&nbsp;me&nbsp;fue&nbsp;mi amor&nbsp;<br>pero&nbsp;no por&nbsp;siempre&nbsp;<br>porque&nbsp;s\u00e9&nbsp;que&nbsp;vuelve&nbsp;<br>otra&nbsp;vez&nbsp;a&nbsp;m\u00ed.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Yo&nbsp;le&nbsp;pido&nbsp;a Dios&nbsp;<br>si&nbsp;no&nbsp;vuelvo&nbsp;a&nbsp;verlo&nbsp;<br>que me de la&nbsp;muerte\u2026&nbsp;<br>Es&nbsp;mejor&nbsp;morir.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Lyrics (English&nbsp;translation)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">My love has gone,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">And I don\u2019t even know where&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">He left to go to war&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">Without telling me \u201cI\u2019ll return.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">My love has gone&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">And with him my illusion,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">And I don\u2019t know when&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">I\u2019ll ever see him again&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">I wish I were his shadow,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">And have his fortune be mine&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">To follow his path&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">&nbsp;And to share the same destiny&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">I wish I could fly for him,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">To where he may be,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">Fly like&nbsp;the birds&nbsp;across the sea,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">To die along with him.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">My love has gone,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">But not forever,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">For I know that one day&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">He shall&nbsp;return&nbsp;to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">If I don\u2019t see him again,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">I ask God&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">To grant me death,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0\">For death would be a better fate&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Works Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acosta, Teresa Palomo. \u201cCant\u00fa, Laura Hern\u00e1ndez (1926\u20132004).\u201d&nbsp;<em>TSHA<\/em>, 8 July 2014,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/usc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com\/we\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/cantu-laura-hernandez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/cantu-laura-hernandez<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acosta, Teresa Palomo. \u201cMarroqu\u00edn, Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez (1921\u20132010).\u201d&nbsp;<em>TSHA<\/em>, 1 July 2015,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/usc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com\/we\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/marroquin-carmen-hernandez\" target=\"_blank\">www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/marroquin-carmen-hernandez<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acosta, Teresa Palamo. \u201cTejano R.O.O.T.S. Hall of Fame Museum.\u201d <em>TSHA<\/em>, 14 July 2014, https:\/\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/tejano-roots-hall-of-fame-museum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cArt and Entertainment in the 1930s and 1940s &nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 &nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. History Primary Source&nbsp;Timeline &nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;Classroom Materials at the Library of&nbsp;Congress &nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;Library of Congress.\u201d&nbsp;<em>The Library of Congress<\/em>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/usc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com\/we\/www.loc.gov\/classroom-materials\/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline\/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945\/art-and-entertainment-in-1930s-1940s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.loc.gov\/classroom-materials\/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline\/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945\/art-and-entertainment-in-1930s-1940s\/<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholopulos, Jim, and Chris&nbsp;Stratchwitz. \u201cTejano Roots: The Women (1946-1970).\u201d&nbsp;<em>Folkways Media<\/em>, 1991.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SanMiguel, Guadalupe. \u201cJournal of American Ethnic History.\u201d&nbsp;<em>The Rise of Recorded Tejano Music in the Post-World War II Years, 1946-1964<\/em>, vol. 19, no. 1, 1991, pp. 26\u201349.,&nbsp;doi:University&nbsp;of Illinois Press.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Song Information&nbsp; \u201cSe\u00a0Me Fue Mi Amor\u201d by Carmen y Laura was released in\u00a0late 1945, recorded by Ideal Records.\u00a0\u00a0This song is a conjunto piece sung by two sisters.\u00a0This song follows the formulaic style of conjunto music. 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