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De Colores
(corrido)
A. Esparza
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A corrido is a narrative song, or ballad, whose characters, events and themes are representative of the cultural history of local communities. As folk art form,a corrido is situated somewhere between an oral history and a cultural myth. De Colores came to the Americas from central Spain in the sixteenth century and is now sung all over the Spanish-speaking world on special occasions and celebrations. It is also the anthem of the United Farm Workers of America, a union founded by César E. Chávez, most of whose members are Spanish-speaking. People hold hands and sway while singing this beautiful song.


De colores, de colores
se visten los campos en la primavera.
De colores, de colores
son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera.
De colores, de colores
es el arco iris que vemos lucir.
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mi.
Y por eso los grades amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mi.

Canta el gallo, canta el gallo
con el kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri.
La gallina, la gallina
con el kara, kara, kara, kara, kara.
Los polluelos, los polluelos
con el pio, pio, pio, pio, pi.
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mi.
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mi.

De colores, de colores
brillantes y finos se viste la aurora.
De colores, de colores
son los mil reflejos que el sol atesora.
De colores, de colores
se viste el diamante que vemos lucir.
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mi.
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mi.

Of colors, colors
the fields in the spring get dressed.
Of colors, colors
they are the little birds that come from outside.
Of colors, colors
it is the rainbow that we see shine.
And for that reason the great loves
of many colors, they (the colors) please me.
And for that reason the great loves
of many colors, they (the colors) please me.

The rooster sings, sings the rooster
with kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri.
The hen, the hen
with kara, kara, kara, kara, kara.
The chicks, the chicks
with pio, pio, pio, pio, pi.
And for that reason the great loves
of many colors, they (the colors) please me.
And for that reason the great loves
of many colors, they (the colors) please me.

Of colors, colors
in colors brilliant and fine is clothed the dawn.
Of colors, colors
They are the thousand reflections that the altresora sun.
Of colors, colors
the diamond gets dressed that we see shine.
And for that reason the great loves
of many colors, they (the colors) please me.
And for that reason the great loves
of many colors, they (the colors) please me.


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