Serenata Tupãsýme

Serenade to Mother of God

Serenata Tupãsýme

Mother of God, CaacupéTupãsy Caacupé
I come to you with my heartRojumíngo ne rendápe
I sing my song to youRopurahéi mbarakápe
My brothers and I togetherChe irûmindi oñondive
We bring you our love tooRogueru avei orave
The bond of a poetLa adhesión de un poeta
And many things to sayHa heta mba'e ha'éta
You, my beautiful motherNde, che symi porãite

Santa Rosa, San JoséSanta Rosa, San José
You arrive with the dawn's lightOg̃uahê mbotámane oúvo
And you bring us your warmthAvei ndéve oguerúvo
Greetings and blessingsMaitei ha pojopy
Our mother will also comeOúta avei ñande sy
The Virgin of MercyLa Virgen de las Mercedes
Always by your sideOikóva siempre nde ykére
And she gives you joyHa ome'ê ndéve tory

From Paraguay, they comeParaguaýgui oku'éma
A huge caravanTuichaitéva caravana
Heading to Villa SerranaRumbo a la Villa Serrana
Singing their song to youCantando a ti su canción
The Virgin of AssumptionLa Virgen de la Asunción
With her smile, she shinesCon su sonrisa desgrana
I’m going to visit my sisterVoy a visitar a mi hermana
Pure and Clean ConceptionPura Limpia Concepción

Mother of God, CaacupéTupãsy Caacupé
You are truly our joyOimene revy'aite
We gather around youOre atypa nderehe
And our hearts are fullHa tuichaicha ore rovasa
Those who are sufferingHasymíva okuera
Will come to youNe rendápe og̃uahêvo
And in your embrace, they’ll findHa itapỹime ojerévo
Happiness awaitsOjuhu felicidad

Your child, whom you loveNe memby nde rayhuvéva
Is like an AlfonsoOime peteî alfonsino
Monsignor Demetrio AquinoMonseñor Demetrio Aquino
Our brother, wise and kindOre hermano katupyry
That’s your childUpéva upe ne memby
He does everything rightHa'e la ojapopaitéva
In your beautiful homeKo nde róga iporãitéva
At the end, Mother of GodOpahag̃ua, Tupãsy

I want you to forgive meAipota che perdoná
Sometimes I mess upSapy'ántemo ajavy
Maybe I’m a bit lostOiméne opukavy
Lord, I look up to youÑandejára pe amo yvate
And I hope you will comeHa ikatúnte avei og̃uahê
This day to greet youEste día nde saludávo
This day to honor youKo nde ára omomorãvo
I return with all my heart.Oguejy sapy'aite