It is a type of dialogued prayer, which contains a series of supplications. Long and monotonous list or enumeration. Retahila, petition, supplication. In Colombia it is a kind of coastal folk poetic composition in which invocations and petitions are made to God or a Saint. A person pronounces the first part of the verse and a choir answers the next.
Singing, prayer, invocation to a superior entity with a plea. It is usually done with humility, without challenge. It is typical of the religious ceremonies. As in the liturgy is a long list of requests, it also defines the speech with sentences repetitive and monotonous. From the late latin litania which comes from the Greek 955; 953; 964; 945; 957; 949; 953; 945; (litaneia), and 955; 953; 964; 951; (I lité plea). .
