Derek Piotr
Fieldwork Archive

1337

Señor, ten piedad


Performed by Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Xalteva.
Recorded June 29, 2025 at Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Xalteva, Granada, Nicaragua (acquisition date: June 29, 2025).
Performed during Catholic Sunday Mass. Recorded by Claudio Alexander Urbina on behalf of Derek Piotr.

Nicaraguan melody of the Kyrie Eleison. Part of the Misa popular nicaragüense written by José de la Jara Alonso (lyrics) and Manuel Salvador Dávila (music) following Vatican II reforms in the 1960s that encouraged the integration of the vernacular language and music of the people into the Catholic liturgy.

Señor, Señor, ten piedad
ten piedad de nosotros.

Cristo, Cristo, ten piedad
ten piedad de nosotros.

Señor, Señor, ten piedad
ten piedad de nosotros.
Lord, Lord, have mercy
have mercy on us.

Christ, Christ, have mercy
have mercy on us.

Lord, Lord, have mercy
have mercy on us.



Variants

1397 · Señor, ten piedad/Gloria
1403 · Señor, ten piedad/Gloria

Tags

donated recording, Granada, Nicaragua