Approach to Arab poetry and popular song/Aproximación a la poesía y el canto popular árabes

All the popular poetry is a collective hymn, that is because the text, yet it refers to an individual, it is always exposed to alterations, rectifications and additions. Poetry is also sung, it is so by essence, treating subjects in new and various ways. Many of these popular songs intensify the hardness and bitterness of life. It is specially deeply emotional, although such a characteristic is evident from its simplicity, complexities free, with an equally simple style. We can agree with the idea that popular songs were created by an unknown author or composer, since what prevents it from being a melody of a singer or a known composer is precisely its popular character, something that is diluted in the popular legacy.