Luna de Xelajú
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"Luna de Xelajú" is a very popular Guatemalan waltz, played on marimba, created by Paco Pérez. Xelajú (pronounced shay-lah-KHOO) is actually the name used by the Mayans for the Guatemalan city Quetzaltenango. The song was written to Miss Eugenia Cohen, a beautiful Jewish lady who stole the writer's heart, but eventually left him because Eugenia's parents disapprove of the relationship. The rightful heiress of this legacy, lives in Quetzaltenango and Guatemala City to this day.
[edit] Song Lyrics
Although the marimba is often played alone, the song has lyrics accompanying it.
[edit] Luna de Xelajú
Note: Some of the lyrics lose something in translation.
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Luna gardenia de plata, Que en mi serenata, Te vuelves canción, Tú que me viste cantando, me ves hoy llorando, Mi desilusión, |
Gardenian moon of silver, In my serenade, You turn into song, You who saw me singing, now see me crying, My disillusionment, |
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Calles bañadas de luna, Que fueron la cuna de mi juventud, Vengo a cantarle a mi amada, La luna plateada de mi Xelajú, |
Streets bathed in moonlight, That were the cradle of my youth, I come to sing to my beloved, The silver moon of my Xelajú, |
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Luna de Xelajú, Que supiste alumbrar, En mis noches de pena, Por una morena de dulce mirar, |
Moon of Xelajú, You knew to shine, In my nights of grief, For a sweet looking dark-skinned girl |
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Luna de Xelajú, Me diste inspiración, La canción que hoy te canto, Regada con llanto de mi corazón, |
Moon of Xelajú, You gave me inspiration, The song that I now sing, Watered with the tears from my heart, |
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En mi vida no habrá, Más cariño que tú, Mi amor, |
In my life there will not be, More love than you, My love, |
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Porque no eres ingrata, Mi luna de plata, Luna de Xelajú, |
Because you were not ungrateful, My moon of silver, Moon of Xelajú, |
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Luna que me alumbró, En mis noches de amor, Y hoy consuelas la pena, Por una morena que me abandonó... |
Moon that shone, In my nights of love, Now you console the grief, For a dark-skinned girl who abandoned me... |
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