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Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection
PERFORMER(S)
Chavez, Adolfo; vocal
Espinosa, Rosabel L.; vocal
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INSTRUMENTATION
Unaccompanied Vocal
GENRE
Folk Drama
NOTES
Adolfo Chavez, 65, is the brother of Adelaido Chavez and a resident of Romeo, Colorado. Ms. Espinosa, age 65, is a resident of Antonito, Colorado.
LOCATION
Antonito, Colorado
DATE
1940/08/04
TRANSCRIPTION
Cielo soberano
sea más piedad,
que ya no sufremos
la nieve que cae,
que ya no sufremos
la nieve que cae.
Sospenden delirios
cecen los quebrantos,
que ya están poblados
de nieve los campos,
que ya están poblados
de nieve los campos.
Qué copos de nieve
caen sobre el ganado,
aunque sobre el valle
viven reclinados,
aunque sobre el valle
viven reclinados.
Las estrellas vuelan
y luego se paran,
absortas se quedan
de ver tal nevada,
absortas se quedan
de ver tal nevada.
Lástima de verlos
a los pobrecitos,
temblando de frío
se están paraditos,
temblando de fría
se están paraditos.
Los llaman sus madres
y ellos se detienen,
por no dar un paso
sobre tanta nieve,
por no dar un paso
sobre tanta nieve.
English Translation
Sovereign Heaven
be more merciful,
that we no longer suffer
the snow that falls,
that we no longer suffer
the snow that falls.
May rapture be suspended,
may afflictions cease,
already the snow
has covered the countryside,
already the snow
has covered the countryside.
What flakes of snow
fall on the flocks,
though in the valley
they are lying down,
though in the valley
they are lying down.
The stars fly
and then stand still,
they are amazed
to see such snowfall,
they are amazed
to see such snowfall.
It hurts to see
the poor little lambs,
trembling from the cold,
they are huddled together,
trembling from the cold,
they are huddled together.
Their mothers call them
and they stand still,
and cannot take a step
on so much snow,
and cannot take a step
on so much snow.
MEDIUM
Audio
CALL NUMBER
AFS 3920b1
DIGITAL ID
afcrael 3920b1
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