You’ve probably heard the song Cielito Lindo, which is very popular and performed at nearly every Mexican soccer game.
‘Cielito Lindo,‘ meaning ‘My Lovely Sky,’ is a traditional Mexican tune composed by Quirino Mendoza y Cortes in 1882. The word ‘Cielito’ is an affectionate term that can mean sweetheart, my love, or honey. Although the literal translation of ‘Cielito Lindo’ is ‘the lovely sky,’ the term ‘cielito’ is commonly used as a term of endearment like ‘sweetie’ or ‘darling.’ ‘Mi Cielo’ translates to ‘my sweetheart’ in English.
Cielito Lindo is one of the most popular Mexican songs, widely known throughout the Spanish-speaking world as a symbol of Mexico. In recent years, it has become an unofficial national anthem for Mexicans, sung as a sign of unity. It is sung spontaneously at sporting events, particularly soccer games, as well as at protests and every kind of gathering where love for Mexico is expressed.
How do you pronounce Cielito Lindo?
De la Sierra Morena, cielito lindo, vienen bajando, Un par de ojitos negros, cielito lindo, de contrabando. Estribillo: Ay, ay, ay, ay, Canta y no llores, Porque cantando se alegran, cielito lindo, los corazones. Pájaro que abandona, cielito lindo, su primer nido, Si lo encuentra ocupado, cielito lindo, bien merecido.(Estribillo)Ese lunar que tienes, cielito lindo, junto a la boca, No se lo des a nadie, cielito lindo, que a mí me toca.(Estribillo)Una flecha en el aire, cielito lindo, lanzó Cupido, si la tiró jugando, cielito lindo, a mí me ha herido.(Estribillo) |
From the Sierra Morena, lovely sky, a pair of lovely black eyes, appear, sneaking by. Chorus: Ay, ay, ay, ay, Sing and don’t cry, Because when singing our hearts are happy, beautiful sky. A bird that abandons, its first nest, sweetheart, If he finds it occupied, my love, it will be well deserved.(Chorus)That beauty mark that you have my love, next to your mouth, Don’t share it with anyone, Cielito Lindo, because it’s mine.(Chorus)An arrow to the air Cielito Lindo, Cupid launched as he was playing, and he got me Cielito Lindo.(Chorus) |
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