Linda Ronstadt - Rogaciano El Huapanguero Lyrics
written by Valeriano TrejoLa huasteca esta de lutoSe muri su huapanguero.Ya no se oye aquel falseteQue es el alma del trovero.Rogaciano se llamabaRogaciano el huapangueroY eran sones de la sierraLas canciones del trovero.La Azucena y la CeciliaLloran, lloran sin consueloMalagueña SalerosaYa se fue su pregonero.El cañal esta en su puntoHoy comienza la moliendaEl trapiche esta de dueloY suspira en cada vuelta.Por los verdes cafetalesMas alla de aquel potreroHay quien dice que de nocheSe aparece el huapanguero.La Azucena y la CeciliaLloran, lloran sin consueloMalagueña SalerosaYa se fue su huapanguero. This moody, beautifully haunting huapango was written by Valeriano Trejo, who, according to Rubn Fuentes, is a school teacher. Fuentes recorded it in the 1950's with Miguel Aceves Mejia, another hero of mine. It is one of the songs my brothers and I used to try to harmonize when we were growing up, so I asked them to sing it with me on the record.After knowing it for so long, we've finally learned all the words! It is a tale of the huasteca, a region north of Vera Cruz, Mexico, where the sones huastecos (usually called huapangos) are sung. (See notes on La Calandria for definition of sones.) A huapanguero is a singer of huapangos. The style is characterized by falsetto breaks in the singing. L.R. RogacianoLa huasteca* is in mourningIts huapanguero has diedYou can no longer hear that falsettoWhich is the soul of the troubadour.Rogaciano he was calledRogaciano the huapanguero*And they were sones of the sierramountainsThe songs of the troubadours.Azucena and CeciliaAre crying, crying inconsolablyMalagueña Salerosa*Their bard has gone.The cane is readyToday begins the millingThe sugar mill is in mourningAnd sighs with each turn.In the green coffee plantationsFar beyond that pastureThere are those who say that in thenighttimeThe huapanguero appears.Azucena and CeciliaAre crying, crying inconsolablyMalagueña Salerosa*Their bard has left.*huasteca: a region huapanguero: a singer of huapangos© 1955 Promotora Hispana Americanade Musica S.A.Copyright renewed, all rights controlledby Peer International Corp./ BMI
