Sereno, Sereno [Song]

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By Sharlene Flores

Chorus:
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá | These are serenos of the dawn
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá. | These are serenos of the dawn.

A la medianoche salió el lucero | At midnight the star came out
Alumbró el camino al Dios verdadero | It lit up the way to the True God
A la medianoche salió el lucero | At midnight the star came out
Alumbró el camino al Dios verdadero. | It lit up the way to the True God  

Chorus:
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá | These are serenos of the dawn
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá. | These are serenos of the dawn.

La Virgen Maria se va a Belen | The Virgin Mary is going to Bethlehem
Y nosotros todos vamonos tambien | And all of us also
La Virgen Maria se va a Belen | The Virgin Mary is going to Bethlehem
Y nosotros todos vamonos tambien; | And all of us also.  

Chorus:
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá | These are serenos of the dawn
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá. | These are serenos of the dawn.

Instrumental  

Chorus:
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá | These are serenos of the dawn
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá. | These are serenos of the dawn.

Nosotros nos vamos de aqui pa adelante | We are leaving here to go onwards
Tu llevas la vela somos caminantes | You take the candle, we are walkers
Nosotros nos vamos de aqui pa adelante | We are leaving here to go onwards
Tu llevas la vela somos caminantes | You take the candle, we are walkers.

Chorus:
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá | These are serenos of the dawn
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá. | These are serenos of the dawn.

Cuando Dios nació, nació caminando | When God was born, He was born walking
Con su maraquita pidiendo aguinaldos | With his little marac asking for gifts
Cuando Dios nació, nació caminando | When God was born, He was born walking
Con su maraquita pidiendo aguinaldos | With his little marac asking for gifts.

Chorus:
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá | These are serenos of the dawn
Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be
Estos son serenos de la madrugá. | These are serenos of the dawn...  

Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance! .............................................................................................    

 

A Note From The Gull

Thank you Flores De San Jose!

I am not happy with my translation of the line: Sereno sereno sereno sera | Sereno sereno sereno will be. Does not make sense to me. Looking at other Venezuelan songs which contain a repetition of sereno, I found this on at the blog El Cuatro Venezolano. The song's title is Sereno and the line that is repeated throughout the song is, "Sereno, sereno ¿qué hora serán?"  Could it be that our "Sereno sereno sereno sera" was originally "Sereno, sereno ¿qué hora serán?"  I searched on the Internet and found out that in the past a sereno was a person like a neighbourhood watchman who was paid to walk the streets and report any problems, monitor street lighting and in some cases to open doors so he had custody of keys. He would also announce the time. He would be armed with a club or pike, and would use a whistle to raise the alarm, if necessary. This figure existed in Spain and some countries in South America. In Peru this service was called "serenazgo." SOURCE 

Wikipedia also has some information about the sereno.

Still a mystery as far as our song goes. Will update if I find clarification.

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare

Trini Christmas Is The Best [Song]

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TRINI CHRISTMAS IS THE BEST
By Susan Macio

I met a mister from Margarita and he wanted to take me to dinner
I said, "Dinner will be fine but now is Christmas time
And my table is well prepared
So I'll take you to my home instead."

Chorus:
I give him bread and ham together with a pastelle
Ginger beer, punch-a-creme and sorrel
A glass of local wine went to his head
He turned to me and said, "Oh yes, Trini Christmas is the best!"
[Is the best, is the best.
Trini Christmas is the best
Is the best, is the best!]

Then my big sister asked me to canta and we canta'd just for him to baila
He said, "Parang music sweet and I love the soca beat."
Dancing like if he going insane
Then he asked for more food again.

Chorus:
I give him bread and ham together with a pastelle
Ginger beer, punch-a-creme and sorrel
A glass of local wine went to his head
He turned to me and said, "Oh yes, Trini Christmas is the best!"
[Is the best, is the best.
Trini Christmas is the best
Is the best, is the best!]

Baila, baila, baila!...

I tell my visitor, "Come meet my Mama, my husband, my children, my Papa."
He was on a Christmas high but finally he said goodbye
When I thought he was leaving for sure
He sit down to eat some more.

Chorus:
I give him bread and ham together with a pastelle
Ginger beer, punch-a-creme and sorrel
A glass of local wine went to his head
He turned to me and said, "Oh yes, Trini Christmas is the best!"
[Is the best, is the best.
Trini Christmas is the best
Is the best, is the best!]

Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance!
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A Note From The Gull

Thank you, Susan Macio, for this effervescent and enduring Christmas classic.

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare

Hurray Hurrah! [Song]

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HURRAY HURRAY HURRAH
By Singing Francine

For unto us a Child was born
For unto us an ever-loving Son
Like a thief in the night
He shown His light
For He meant no harm
He came to save us from damnation

Hurray, hurray, hurrah! Hurrah, hurrah! they say
Our Saviour is born today!
In swaddling clothes He lie
While the shepherds cry
For they just couldn't believe dey eyes
And when He come a Man
You know dem non-Christians
Get together and pound nails in He hand
But on the third day, He rose again
So you see, He shed His blood for we.

La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la Ayeee!!

A Child of joy, a Man who toiled
Who for our sins, the Saviour fought and win
See Him healing the sick, helping the poor
And things like leprosy, you know our Saviour cure?

Hurray, hurray, hurrah! Hurrah, hurrah! they say
Our Savior is born today!
In swaddling clothes He lie
While the shepherds cry
For they just couldn't believe dey eyes
And when He come a Man
You know dem non-Christians
Get together and pound nails in He hand
But on the third day, He rose again
So you see, He shed His blood for we.

La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la Ayeee!!

He was conceived, so said and done
All Three in One, a truly blessed Son
He displayed His own skill and Father's will
So when we are at fault, we know that He love us still.

Hurray, hurray hurrah! Hurrah, hurrah! they say
Our Saviour is born today!
In swaddling clothes He lie
While the shepherds cry
For they just couldn't believe dey eyes
And when He come a Man
You know dem non-Christians
Get together and pound nails in He hand
But on the third day, He rose again
So you see, He shed His blood for we.

La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la Ayeee!!

The Good Book say, the time is now
The signs are here, all should kneel in prayer
Let take Him at His word, the Master say
The time to start is now, beginning on Christmas day

Hurray, hurray, hurrah! Hurrah, hurrah! they say
Our Saviour is born today!
In swaddling clothes He lie
While the shepherds cry
For they just couldn't believe dey eyes
And when He come a Man
You know dem non-Christians
Get together and pound nails in He hand
But on the third day, He rose again
So you see, He shed His blood for we. Ayeee!

La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la Ayeee!!

Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance!
.............................................................................................



A Note From The Gull

Thank you Singing Francine.

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare