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Cielito Lindo. Bust of composer Quirino Mendoza y Cortés with a plaque showing measures of the song and lyrics. "Cielito Lindo" is a Mexican folk song or copla popularized in 1882 by Mexican author Quirino Mendoza y Cortés ( c. 1862 – 1957). [ 1] Its title is roughly translated as "Lovely Sweet One".
Las Mañanitas. "Las Mañanitas" Spanish pronunciation: [las maɲaˈnitas] is a traditional Mexican [ 1] birthday song written by Mexican composer Alfonso Esparza Oteo. It is popular in Mexico, usually sung early in the morning to awaken the birthday person, and especially as part of the custom of serenading women.
Facing the Sun (Spanish: Cara al Sol) is the anthem of the Falange Española de las JONS. The lyrics were written in December 1935 and are usually credited to the leader of the Falange, José Antonio Primo de Rivera. The music was composed by Juan Tellería and Juan R. Buendia. The circumstances of its creation are unusual.
The hymn expresses the doctrine that the bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ during the celebration of the Eucharist . It is often sung in English as the hymn "Of the Glorious Body Telling" to the same tune as the Latin. The opening words recall another famous Latin sequence from which this hymn is derived: Pange lingua ...
A representation of La Llorona. "La Llorona" (lit. "The weeping woman") is a Mexican folk song derived from the legend of La Llorona. There are many versions of the song. Its origins are obscure, but, around 1941, composer Andres Henestrosa mentioned hearing the song in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. He popularized the song and may have added to ...
De Colores. " De colores " ( [Made] of Colors) is a traditional Spanish language folk song that is well known throughout the Spanish-speaking world. [ 1] It is widely used in the Catholic Cursillo movement and related communities such as the Great Banquet, Chrysalis Flight, Tres Días, Walk to Emmaus, and Kairos Prison Ministry .
Adopted. 1959. " De Brevitate Vitae " ( Latin for "On the Shortness of Life"), more commonly known as " Gaudeamus igitur " ("So Let Us Rejoice") or just "Gaudeamus", is a popular academic commercium song in many European countries, mainly sung or performed at university graduation ceremonies. Despite its use as a formal graduation hymn, it is a ...
The English lyrics are not a translation of the original lyrics: A version recorded by The Ray Charles Singers went to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number one on the Pop-Standard singles chart in June 1964. [7] Karl Denver's version also charted at #37 in the UK in 1964. [8] The Bachelors version reached #38 on ...