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Azul y Serena
05:08
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1. Serena
Serene
serene
blue and serene
the white lily flower
i have come to offer you
serene
dark, little face
the white lily flower
i have come to offer you
to adorn your dress
that came lit with stars
they saw you on the way
to the laurel groves
and angelic painters
combined the colors
rained by the aurora borealis
river of love
river of love
beautiful woman of the daybreak...
river of love
river of love
black woman of the daybreak...
to adorn your dress
that came lit with stars
they saw you on the way
to the laurel groves
crowned victorious
a rose kissed the cloak
sealing the divine and the earthly
river of love...
serene....
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Nombrando Rumbos
07:16
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2. Nombrando rumbos
Naming paths
i am from the birthplace of the river
the tiny stone, the morning dew
i am
and i have the most unusual voice
of the bird who announces the sun
i am
snow/mount/desert
the hope that has not died
the moisture
of the one who is alive
i am a memory
i am the silouette
that loses itself in the truth
path, path, tricks of smoke and mirrors
love cannot bear walls...come!
careful that amongst the beautiful things
you do not entomb the stars...see!
let our plea soar above the flames...see!
this mortally wounded world
those with defeated hearts
i have come to see
i have come
naming the paths
truth opens the way
and where one path closes
another will open
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4. Segun quien cuente
According to who is telling the story
1531
- according to what history tells us -
she appeared to juan diego
like, directly from the heavens
a precious dark woman
of poetic oratory
cuatlesupe - or guadalupe -
...depending on who's telling it
all the way in puerto rico I knew of it
this imposing image
of a woman without shoes
stomping on a serpent!
those were times of conquest
and of colonization
there are many points of view
one has to pay attention
they say that if you don't smarten up
you will be swept away by the current!
i want to know your opinion
eva, in front of this audience
tonight in san ntonio
...or mexico, depending on who's telling it
is this mystery true?
or was it a convenient miracle?
lourdes, dear sister
the story has already been proven
i don't know why you look for
the fifth leg on a cat
if that's what you came for
you should have stayed
in your house in guanajuato
you, who knows so much about conquest,
war and colonization
and of all those points of view
you need to pay attention to me
it is said that those who don't smarten up
are swept away by the current
here goes my opinion
tonight in front of this audience
in my house, san antonio
...mexico, depending on who's telling it
to me our little virgin
is the bridge of the americas
but you should have already known this?
...didn't you used to be intelligent?
because i bring forth an argument
you question my intelligence?
you sound to me like the government
so at ease in your complacency
hiding behind the divine providence
listen to me, four times
she appeared, this bridge
but no one wanted to believe
an indian who was a servant
always looking for "signs"
the impatient bishops!
the immaculate, merciful one
seeing their incredulity
sent them a mantle of roses
with her true face
and then they said to juan diego,
"come in, your majesty"
and through the front door entered juan
and he was honored
the conquest was of the mind
mestizaje, consecrated
alll that was aztec or independent
was relegated to myth
...that is what people say
it is not something i invented
following your argument
here is another point of view
that does not have the elements
of colonizers or conquest
just to prove to you
that the divine is wise:
to send us a dark-skinned woman
by way of a beautiful song
she did not appear to the bishop
but to an indian in the countryside
as a consolation to the poor
to alleviate their sorrows
she spoke not in spanish
but in a beautiful nahuatl
a dress with a flower, xochitl
and a special touch -
it had a constellation
not an imperial crown
instead of gold she brought roses
and she was winning
over a dangerous animal
with a deadly bite
what a metaphor you present to me
the story inside out
from zapata to chavez
the guadalupana is
a symbol of hope
of a culture, its faith (2x)
we are your little ones
protected beneath your shadow
what else is there to need?
liberated are those who name you
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4. Mosaico
Mosaic
Tribute to Jesse Treviño
an incarnate illusion
a miracle is existence
it is alive universe
from the nothingness
an infinite journey
loud, entertaining
uncontrollable, unmeasurable
beautiful, impertinent
jesse, it is an imposing mystery
it is a mosaic, this life
every nuance is planned
the spirit molds it
it makes the idea
of red with gold, tangible
then the delineated face
the image, reappeared
constellation on fire
and in a brilliant reflection
jesse, in front of you is a mirror
it is a mosaic, your life
brother, luck changed you
vile war, that animal
broke the beautiful crystal
and death danced close by
instead of this embittering you
the skill, already learned
rose up in a fury
and the soul united the parts
jesse, you are a masterpiece
and your life, a mosaic
and it is because piece by piece
like each petal of the flower
the pain of the memory of an arm
transforms itself into a violent brushstroke
the colorful vengeance
the distinguished beauty
of a colossal statue
add it up, jesse, and in total
it is a mosaic, your life
jesse and the villareals
present us this december
with the most precious gift
- our loyal mother
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Ay, María Ven
02:51
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5. ¡Ay, María ven
!oh, mary come!
chorus:
oh, mary come, mary come, mary come!
cross of my arms
maternal lap
lose me in your embrace
come!
anoint me beautiful
with rose water
and simple things
come, come, come!
a sonorous voice
at the arrival of the morning star
announces you, dear lady
come!
a sonorous voice
at the arrival of the morning star
announces you, dear lady
come, come, come!
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Santuarios
07:15
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5. Santuarios
Sanctuaries
(complete version)
6. sanctuaries
a candle goes out
the smoke lifts to the heavens
in my memory
i will light it again
with my own eyes, witness
so many processions
of towns and of histories
there is more than enough bread
no misunderstandings
a light, a mantle, rose petals
and two beautiful birds
pass by to see
god's emissary
owner of his artistry
centenary dust
you know the feet
and to the visitor
you offer sanctuary/
plaza, the ordinary
today it is sacred
and the visionaries
see a world upside down/
a sea of hats
noisy children
headscarves, shawls
1-2-3/
long live faith
and happy times
and to all who celebrate
the sacredness of being
i come from the dream
of not owning anything/
sun, moon and firewood
have been my home/
being that which is distant
free and errant
making the road...
i come from the dream
of not owning anything/
sun, moon and firewood
have been my home/
being that which is distant
free and errant
making the road by walking
i come from the dream
of not owning anything/
sun, moon and firewood
have been my home/
being that which is distant
free and errant
and being the road that is walked
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7. te buscaré
i will find you
if i could hold your hand
shorten distances
cross the sea
play the game
where we dream
a new world
where to play
i bring marbles
i bring paintbrushes
i bring watercolors
i bring stones
i bring memories
of sweet lullabies
that my grandma
used to sing
and spinning we will dance
until we feel that we can fly
your hand i will hold tight
so that the fear cannot come in
and we will dance and we will spin
until we feel that we can fly
fear is a game and we will win
if we hold both hands
you and i
my little ones, my little ones
close to you i will stay
i give you this embrace
and this handkerchief
for the road that you will face
i will find you
i will find you
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Ave Maria
03:17
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10. espero que esta carta te encuentre
i hope this letter finds you
(is the opening greeting of letters in many Latin American countries, “I hope this letter finds you” is usually followed by “in good health and spirits”)
now they are eliminating the doves
freedom - they've counted its days
and i don't want to even imagine what is on the horizon
mother, more than ever, i require your company
i don't mean to sadden you
because i love you
to bring you good news, is what i would prefer
it's that the more the world pains me
the more i call you to me
mother, more than ever, i require your company
take me by the hand
give me the security of seeing
like one that has just been born
the innocence
the affection
the miracle of being
the tenderness
the freshness of the earth
at the time of rain
the beauty
the firmness
of the guamá tree
at the time of flowering
mother, tell me
who is going to redeem
what has been lost?
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Lourdes Perez Puerto Rico
Lourdes Pérez (b. 1961 San Sebastian, Puerto Rico) is a prolific, contemporary recording artist, songwriter, composer, arranger, poet, vocalist and guitarist. Considered by many to be “among the great Latin American female vocalists” and songwriters, she has performed duets onstage with diverse artists, from Argentinean singer Mercedes Sosa to pop artist Jane Siberry. ... more
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