Instruments: The vocals of Lola Beltrán, male chorus, violins, flute, trumpets, guitar-Standard Mariachi band. The guitar plays a standard chord that sets the rhythm of the song. During a 20 second solo in the middle of the song, all the band instruments explode in rapid playing and excitement. Yet for the most part, the instruments add to further express the message. During the verse about the sad, crying and lonely man who misses his girlfriend, the soft playing instruments add to the gentle and sad feelings that the lyrics try to express. Yet when Beltrán is crying out, "Cucurrucucu Paloma" the instruments play with ferocity and strength, mirroring the lyrics message for the Paloma not to cry.
Range and Volume: Beltrán scales a wide range of notes and volume. Beltrán's singing at the beginning and repetition of the opening verse in quiet tone with loud outbursts of excitement and urgency result in the songs wide volume and vocal range.
Form: The song sings and repeats one verse, with the Chorus being Beltrán's powerful projection of "Cucurrucucu, Paloma" The repeated verse begins softly then increasingly leads up to the loud and strong chorus.
Texture: With the multiple instruments and unique singing style that does not really follow a standard form, the texture is thick and polyphonic.
Response: As we learned from Dr. Jacquez's presentation, Ranchera style was dominated by men, and the presence and prominence of the woman in this song was original and uncommon at the time of the 1960's. Beltrán sings with such raw power that she really demands her audiences attention and admiration. What I liked the most about this song, was that I really felt that Beltrán connected with the message of the song and had a personal need to sing them out.
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