Las de la novia (Los dos bandos)

This is a serial song, mockingly comparing the guests from the groom’s family with those from the bride’s in a poetical display of the tensions that characterize in general the close social interactions between different families. Guests of the bride eat fish; those of the groom just lick the plates. The refrain says: “As those of the bride’s side are what they are, those from the groom’s side are much better (or ‘otherwise,’ according to which side the singers belong). Those of the bride’s side eat milk fat-cream; those of the groom’s side just hear insults. Those of the bride’s side eat chicken; those of the groom’s side just eat sweet syrup. Those of the bride’s side eat fritters; those of the groom’s side eat plums. Those of the bride’s side eat and are silent; those of the groom’s side make the preparations and serve.”