"Argentine Women" is a song cycle composed by the Argentine composer Ariel Ramírez. It is based on Félix Luna lyrics about eight women who were part of the Argentine history and fighters for their freedom.
"Las cartas de Guadalupe"
María Guadalupe was the faithful wife of Mariano Moreno, Argentine champion of independence. True to her husband and his ideas, Guadalupe´s letters to Mariano are both a love story and a testament about Argentina revolutionary times. Under unclear circumstances, Moreno died in the sea, on a trip to England. Ignoring her husband´s fate, Guadalupe continued writing letters for months that Mariano never read.
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"Las cartas de Guadalupe"
(Letra: Félix Luna - Música: Ariel Ramírez) Ay, Guadalupe, las cartas tuyas se han vuelto nubes un ángel ciego llevó tus cartas y se perdieron, qué pena grande, eres viudita y no lo sabes. En una fragata amarilla Mariano se fue de viaje me ha de traer unos aros y un ceñidor de brillantes Me ha de traer unos aros y un ceñidor de brillantes. Ay, Guadalupe, las cartas tuyas se han vuelto nubes. |
"Guadalupe´s Letters"
Translation Oh!, Guadalupe, Your letters have turned into clouds A blind angel took your letters and were lost, What a great sorrow, you're widow and you don´t know. In a yellow frigate Mariano went away He has to bring me earrings and a bright girdle He has to bring me earrings and a bright girdle. Oh!, Guadalupe, Yours letters have turned into clouds. |
