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Vamos a la Milpa – Carlos Mejía Godoy

Carlos Mejía Godoy

Vamos a la Milpa lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1994
Length
3:36
  1. Vamos a la milpa a la milpa del Señor

    Let's go to the field, to the Lord's field

  2. Jesucristo invita a su cosecha de amor

    Jesus Christ invites you to His harvest of love

  3. brillan los maizales a luz del sol

    the cornfields shine in the sunlight

  4. vamos a la milpa de la comunión

    let's go to the field of communion

  5. vamos a la milpa de la comunión

    let's go to the field of communion

  6. El pueblo se desvorona alrededor del altar

    The people gather around the altar

  7. arimadita a la hogera se reunen entera la comunidad

    little by little the whole community joins the fire

  8. yo vengo de tierra dentro más alla de Sacaclí

    I come from deep within, beyond Sacaclí

  9. traigo bellas mazurquitas y una tonadita que la canto asi

    I bring beautiful little ears of corn and a little tune that I sing like this

  10. traigo bellas mazurquitas y una tonadita que la canto asi

    I bring beautiful little ears of corn and a little tune that I sing like this

  11. Vamos a la milpa a la milpa del Señor

    Let's go to the field, to the Lord's field

  12. Jesucristo invita a su cosecha de amor

    Jesus Christ invites us to His harvest of love

  13. brilla los maizales a luz del sol

    the cornfields shine in the sunlight

  14. vamos a la milpa de la comunión

    let's go to the field of communion

  15. vamos a la milpa de la comunión

    let's go to the field of communion

  16. Los pescaditos del lago nos quieren acompañar

    The little fish from the lake want to join us

  17. y brincan alborozados como encalichados de fraternidad

    and they leap joyfully like they're filled with brotherhood

  18. Laguneros y robalos, el guapote y el gaspar,

    Laguans and snooks, the guapote and the gaspar,

  19. las mojarras, las guabinas y hasta las sardinas

    the mojarras, the guabinas, and even the sardines

  20. parecen cantar las mojarras, las guabinas

    seem to sing the mojarras, the guabinas

  21. y hasta las sardinas parecen cantar

    and even the sardines seem to sing

  22. Vamos a la milpa a la milpa del Señor

    Let's go to the milpa, to the milpa of the Lord

  23. Jesucristo invita a su cosecha de amor

    Jesus Christ invites to His harvest of love

  24. brillan los maizales a luz del sol

    the cornfields shine in the light of the sun

  25. vamos a la milpa de la comunión

    let's go to the milpa of communion

  26. vamos a la milpa de la comunión.

    let's go to the milpa of communion.

  27. La comunión no es un rito intrascendente y banal.

    Communion is not a trivial and inconsequential rite.

  28. Es compromiso y vivencia, toma de conciencia de la cristiandad.

    It is commitment and experience, a taking of consciousness in Christianity.

  29. Es comulgar con la lucha de la colectividad.

    It is to commune with the struggle of the collective.

  30. Es decir yo soy cristiano y conmigo hermano vos podés contar

    It is to say I am Christian and with me, brother, you can count

  31. Es decir yo soy cristiano y conmigo hermano vos podés contar.

    That is to say, I am a Christian, and with me, brother, you can count.

  32. Vamos a la milpa a la milpa del Señor

    Let's go to the field, to the field of the Lord.

  33. Jesucristo invita a su cosecha de amor

    Jesus Christ invites you to His harvest of love.

  34. brillan los maizales a luz del sol

    The cornfields shine in the sunlight.

  35. vamos a la milpa de la comunión

    Let's go to the field of communion.

  36. vamos a la milpa de la comunión

    Let's go to the field of communion.

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Key vocabulary

comulgar
communionB2
rito
ritualC2
acompañar
accompanyA1
cristiano
ChristianA1
hasta
untilA1
hermano
brotherA1
pueblo
townA1
sol
sunA1
soy
amA1
tierra
earthA1

About this song

Carlos Mejía Godoy is a Nicaraguan musician, composer, and singer-songwriter associated with testimonial song, also called nueva canción. He is one of the main representatives of the movement in Nicaragua.

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Vamos a la Milpa

Vamos a la milpa a la milpa del Señor

Let's go to the field, to the Lord's field

Jesucristo invita a su cosecha de amor

Jesus Christ invites you to His harvest of love

brillan los maizales a luz del sol

the cornfields shine in the sunlight

vamos a la milpa de la comunión

let's go to the field of communion

vamos a la milpa de la comunión

let's go to the field of communion

El pueblo se desvorona alrededor del altar

The people gather around the altar

arimadita a la hogera se reunen entera la comunidad

little by little the whole community joins the fire

yo vengo de tierra dentro más alla de Sacaclí

I come from deep within, beyond Sacaclí

traigo bellas mazurquitas y una tonadita que la canto asi

I bring beautiful little ears of corn and a little tune that I sing like this

traigo bellas mazurquitas y una tonadita que la canto asi

I bring beautiful little ears of corn and a little tune that I sing like this

Vamos a la milpa a la milpa del Señor

Let's go to the field, to the Lord's field

Jesucristo invita a su cosecha de amor

Jesus Christ invites us to His harvest of love

brilla los maizales a luz del sol

the cornfields shine in the sunlight

vamos a la milpa de la comunión

let's go to the field of communion

vamos a la milpa de la comunión

let's go to the field of communion

Los pescaditos del lago nos quieren acompañar

The little fish from the lake want to join us

y brincan alborozados como encalichados de fraternidad

and they leap joyfully like they're filled with brotherhood

Laguneros y robalos, el guapote y el gaspar,

Laguans and snooks, the guapote and the gaspar,

las mojarras, las guabinas y hasta las sardinas

the mojarras, the guabinas, and even the sardines

parecen cantar las mojarras, las guabinas

seem to sing the mojarras, the guabinas

y hasta las sardinas parecen cantar

and even the sardines seem to sing

Vamos a la milpa a la milpa del Señor

Let's go to the milpa, to the milpa of the Lord

Jesucristo invita a su cosecha de amor

Jesus Christ invites to His harvest of love

brillan los maizales a luz del sol

the cornfields shine in the light of the sun

vamos a la milpa de la comunión

let's go to the milpa of communion

vamos a la milpa de la comunión.

let's go to the milpa of communion.

La comunión no es un rito intrascendente y banal.

Communion is not a trivial and inconsequential rite.

Es compromiso y vivencia, toma de conciencia de la cristiandad.

It is commitment and experience, a taking of consciousness in Christianity.

Es comulgar con la lucha de la colectividad.

It is to commune with the struggle of the collective.

Es decir yo soy cristiano y conmigo hermano vos podés contar

It is to say I am Christian and with me, brother, you can count

Es decir yo soy cristiano y conmigo hermano vos podés contar.

That is to say, I am a Christian, and with me, brother, you can count.

Vamos a la milpa a la milpa del Señor

Let's go to the field, to the field of the Lord.

Jesucristo invita a su cosecha de amor

Jesus Christ invites you to His harvest of love.

brillan los maizales a luz del sol

The cornfields shine in the sunlight.

vamos a la milpa de la comunión

Let's go to the field of communion.

vamos a la milpa de la comunión

Let's go to the field of communion.