He
tenido tanto miedo, De poder vivir mis sueños
Y de
poder partir
De
mis dudas y defectos, Y de ver mis talentos
Y de
dar más de mí
Mi
vida es un correr, De ver sin poder ver
Lo
que es estar
En
el momento con mi gente, Sin la perdura de mi mente
Quitándome
la paz
Hay mujer, mujer
Como quisiera ser, alguien que confía
Y que disfruta la vida
Que tenga paz, y valentía
Gente
de muchas edades, Me dieron oportunidades
Que
no he valorado
Estudiar
es un honor, y tocar me da un fervor
En
el corazón
La
vida es un correr de ver y aprender
Lo
que más puedes
Dejando
tu esfuerzo, poder vivir con eso,
Para poder crecer
Translation:
I have been so scared, of living out my dreams
And being able to part with
My doubts and my shortcomings, and seeing my talents
And giving more of myself
My life is one big run, of seeing without being able to see
What it’s like to be
In the moment with my people, without the
stubbornness of my mind
taking away my peace
Oh woman, oh
woman
How I wish I
could be someone that trusts
And enjoys
life
And has peace
and courage
People of many ages, gave me opportunities
That I haven’t valued
Studying is an honor, and playing gives me an
enthusiasm
In my heart
Life is a run, full of seeing and learning
As much as you can
Leaving your effort, being able to live with it
In
order to grow
I decided that for my creative response I would write a song. This song is a ranchera that I wrote in the spirit of my interaction with Azul Barrientos. I wrote it in response to this project because ranchera music was one of my topics and it is such a big part of the Mexican folk music culture. During my interview with Azul Barrientos I asked her what one of her favorite music genres to perform is and she said it was rancheras because they are very emotional and directly connected to the soul. I felt impelled to share in this culture that I have been surrounded by all my life and I took this opportunity, in the nature of the ranchera, to elaborate on some of the feelings that I have been experiencing at this stage of my life. My interaction with Mrs. Barrientos and the freedom of the genre helped me in this endeavor. I was inspired by her life, and this is my response to that.
Here is a link to the song: https://youtu.be/QqAbBPmM0CQ
Here is a link to the song: https://youtu.be/QqAbBPmM0CQ
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