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Friday 3 January 2014

Sharing from A Sem

A Latino seminarian friend of mine sent me this, which is a traditional birthday as well as name day song.

Here is the video. The words are amazing.

LAS MAÑANITAS con mariachi


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zKCzMD3eYc#t=5

I hope some of you enjoy this.



Las Mananitas



Estas son las mañanitas, que cantaba el Rey David,
Hoy por ser día de tu santo*, te las cantamos a tí,
Despierta, mi bien**, despierta, mira que ya amaneció,
Ya los pajarillos cantan, la luna ya se metió.

Que linda está la mañana en que vengo a saludarte,
Venimos todos con gusto y placer a felicitarte,
El día en que tu naciste nacieron todas las flores
En la pila del bautismo, cantaron los ruiseñores
Ya viene amaneciendo, ya la luz del día nos dio,
Levántate de mañana, mira que ya amaneció.
Quisiera ser solecito para entrar por tu ventana,
y darte los buenos días acostadita en tu cama,
Quisiera ser un San Juan, quisiera ser un San Pedro,
Para venirte a cantar con la música del cielo,
De las estrellas del cielo tengo que bajarte dos,
una para saludarte y otra para decirte adiós,
Con jasmines y flores hoy te vengo a saludar,
Hoy por ser día de tu santo te venimos a cantar.



Translation:
This is the morning song that King David sang
Because today is your saint's day* we're singing it for you
Wake up, my dear**, wake up, look it is already dawn
The birds are already singing and the moon has set
How lovely is the morning in which I come to greet you
We all came with joy and pleasure to congratulate you
The day you were born all the flowers were born
On the baptismal font the nightingales sang
The morning is coming now, the sun is giving us its light
Get up in the morning, look it is already dawn
I would like to be the sunshine to enter through your window
to wish you good morning while you're lying in your bed
I would like to be a Saint John I would like to be a Saint Peter
To sing to you with the music of heaven
Of the stars in the sky I have to lower two for you
One with which to greet you and the other to wish you goodbye
With jasmines and flowers we come to greet you
Because today is your saint’s day, we come to sing to you