Fiesta En Elorza
Simón Díaz con La Rondalla Venezolana Lyrics
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Para un baile me invitaron
A la población de Elorza (bis)
A sus fiestas patronales
Sus muchachas tan bonitas
Con su belleza adornaban
Y bajo el cielo llanero
Con sonrisas de alegría
Y perfumes de sábanas
Y al despuntar la mañana
Con aires de una parrando
Cantandole a sus muchachas
En Elorza me encontraba
Y entre palos de aguardiente
La vida feliz pasaba
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Y un lunes por la mañana (bis)
Principio de la semana
Se despidieron mis ojos (bis)
De ese lindo panorama
Recordando con cariño
Muchacha pueblo y sabana
Llanero muere cantando
Así este penando el alma
Soy nacido en el apure
Cantor de mi tierra llama
Y mañana cuando muera
No me lloren mis paisanos
Que me entierren en Elorza
A orillas de un mata palo
Y que la espuma del rio
Traiga recuerdos lejanos
The song "Fiesta en Elorza" by Simon Diaz con la Rondalla Venezolana is a celebration of the patronal festivities in the town of Elorza, Venezuela. The singer of the song is invited to attend the festivities on March 19th, and is mesmerized by the beauty of the young women of the town who adorn the streets with their elegance and perfumes. The singer spends the night singing and drinking aguardiente with the locals, and enjoying the merry atmosphere of the town. However, as the week comes to an end, the singer must leave the town and bid farewell to the people, the landscapes, and the memories he has created.
The song pays tribute to the spirit of Venezuelan culture and the joyous nature of its people. The lyrics describe the picturesque scenery of the town and the traditions that come with the patronal festivities. The song also captures the emotions of nostalgia and longing that arise when one has to leave a beloved place and people behind. The singer expresses his attachment to his native Apure and his desire to be buried in the town of Elorza when he passes away.
Line by Line Meaning
Un 19 de marzo (bis)
On March 19th, I was invited to a dance
Para un baile me invitaron
I was invited to a dance
A la población de Elorza (bis)
To the town of Elorza
A sus fiestas patronales
For their patronal festival
Sus muchachas tan bonitas
The girls were so beautiful
Con su belleza adornaban
They adorned the town with their beauty
Y bajo el cielo llanero
Under the plain sky
Por las calles se paseaban
They walked the streets
Con sonrisas de alegría
With smiles of joy
Y perfumes de sábanas
And the scent of fresh linens
Y al despuntar la mañana
As the morning dawned
Con aires de una parrando
In the spirit of a party
Cantandole a sus muchachas
Singing to their girls
En Elorza me encontraba
I found myself in Elorza
Y entre palos de aguardiente
And drinking glasses of aguardiente
La vida feliz pasaba
I passed my happy days
Y un lunes por la mañana (bis)
And on a Monday morning
Principio de la semana
The start of the week
Se despidieron mis ojos (bis)
My eyes said goodbye
De ese lindo panorama
To that beautiful view
Recordando con cariño
Remembering with love
Muchacha pueblo y sabana
The girls, the town, and the plain
Llanero muere cantando
The cowboy dies singing
Así este penando el alma
While his soul is grieving
Soy nacido en el apure
I was born in Apure
Cantor de mi tierra llama
A singer of my land's call
Y mañana cuando muera
And when I die tomorrow
No me lloren mis paisanos
Don't cry for me, my countrymen
Que me entierren en Elorza
Bury me in Elorza
A orillas de un mata palo
Beside a mata palo tree
Y que la espuma del rio
And let the river foam
Traiga recuerdos lejanos
Bring distant memories
Writer(s): Eneas Perdomo
Contributed by Leo G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.