Rogaciano

Rogaciano

Rogaciano

The Huasteca is in mourningLa huasteca está de luto
Their huapanguero has died.Se murió su huapanguero.
No more do we hear that falsettoYa no se oye aquel falsete
That was the soul of the troubadour.Que es el alma del trovero.

Rogaciano was his nameRogaciano se llamaba
Rogaciano, the huapangueroRogaciano el huapanguero
And the sounds from the mountainsY eran sones de la sierra
Were the songs of the troubadour.Las canciones del trovero.

The lily and the ceciliaLa azucena y la cecilia
Cry, cry without comfortLloran, lloran sin consuelo
Malagueña salerosaMalagueña salerosa
Has lost its herald.Ya se fue su pregonero.

The cane field is just rightEl cañal está en su punto
Today the grinding beginsHoy comienza la molienda
The mill is in mourningEl trapiche está de duelo
And sighs with every turn.Y suspira en cada vuelta.

Through the green coffee fieldsPor los verdes cafetales
Beyond that pastureMás allá de aquel potrero
Some say that at nightHay quien dice que de noche
The huapanguero appears.Se aparece el huapanguero.

The lily and the ceciliaLa azucena y la cecilia
Cry, cry without comfortLloran, lloran sin consuelo
Malagueña salerosaMalagueña salerosa
Has lost its huapanguero.Ya se fue su huapanguero.