La Virgen Milagrosa

The Miraculous Virgin

La Virgen Milagrosa

Reason for celebration and brotherhoodRazón de fiesta y hermandad
there in the village it must beginallá en el pueblo ha de empezar
the songs and praiseslos cantos y alabanzas
to the virgin mother of the placea la virgen madre del lugar

Little virgin, I will offer youVirgencita te i`de ofrendar
songs that I inheritedvidalas que supe heredar
the prayers of my motherlos rezos de mi mama
who, being sick, couldn't make itque enfermita no pudo llegar

Later on, I will head to the danceMas tarde al baile he de enfilar
the soul of the drum will resoundel alma dele retumbar
I already sense the meetingya presiento el encuentro
I will dance with my young girlcon mi niña moza he de bailar

Let the bandoneon sound louderQue suene mas fuerte el bandoneón
to cheer our heartsque nos alegre el corazón
may the patron virginque la virgen patrona
send us her blessingnos haga llegar su bendición

Where could it be that he appearedDe donde hay de ser que apareció
that enduring accordion playerese fuellista aguantador
like fifty piecescomo cincuenta piezas
one after the other he played for usuna tras del otra nos toco

What a sweet gesture she gave meQue dulce gesto me entrego
the young girl as she dancedla niña moza al zarandear
I, to respond to heryo para contestarle
will tap my feetchurito le voy a zapatear

The early morning found meLa madrugada me encontró
returning on my bicycleen bicicleta al regresar
knowing that the virginsabiendo que la virgen
will heal my old ladya mi viejita la ha de curar