"" () is a Mexican waltz written by composer and violinist Macedonio Alcalá in 1868. It is the de facto anthem of the state of Oaxaca.Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca, Macedonio Alcalá "" has been sung by famous singers like Pedro Infante and Javier Solís.
There are two versions of the creation of this waltz. The first says that was composed when Macedonio Alcala and his wife went through a precarious economic situation and also the composer was at risk of dying, then his friend Roberto Maqueo, seeing their plight, left him without him noticing 12 pesos in silver. The other version says that some Indigenous people from a nearby village visited him to ask for a waltz for the patron of his people, and paid 12 pesos in silver. It is said that when Alcalá received the money, sat on his bed and drew on a wall the first bars of the waltz, which later transcribed on paper; He called this waltz in gratitude that he had received help when he needed.
To this composition has been assigned several lyrics from which the best known, was written in 1955 by Vicente Garrido Calderón.
Lyrics Chorus The sun dies in the mountains With its light fading, Because life in its haste, Leads us to death.Stanza I But it does not matter to know That I will share the same fate, Because I have the consolation [of knowing] that God will never die.Stanza II I will leave behind the things I loved The ideal land of my birth, I know that later I shall enjoy The joy and peace, that in God I shall find. Stanza III I know that life begins Where it is thought That reality ends I know that God never dies And He is moved By he who seeks His bliss.Stanza IV I know that a new light Will reach our loneliness And all those who happen to die Begin to live forever.Chorus The sun dies in the mountains With its light fading, Because life in its haste, Leads us to death.
See also Oaxaca
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External links México Desconocido, Dios nunca muere