Fieldwork Archive
Pues concebida
Performed by Parroquia de la Iglesia San Nicolás de Tolentino del Laborío.
Recorded December 6, 2025 at Iglesia San Nicolás de Tolentino del Laborío,
León, Nicaragua (acquisition date: December 12, 2025).
Performed during a novena to the Immaculate Conception.
Recorded by Claudio Alexander Urbina on behalf of Derek Piotr.
In the first week of December, Catholics in Nicaragua gather on evenings to pray novenas in preparation for la gritería ("the shout"), a Nicaraguan festival which originated in the early 18th century, held in honor of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, also nicknamed la Purísima.
This holiday celebration holds special significance in the city of León, where it originated.
Here, Fieldwork Archivist Claudio Alexander Urbina joins his parish in the Laborío neighborhood of León in singing a Purísima hymn for one of these novenas.
Pues concebida
fuiste sin mancha,
Ave María
llena de gracia.
Oh Virgen Madre,
nuestra abogada,
refugio dulce
de quien te llama.
A ti suspiran
todas las almas
arrepentidas,
oye sus ansias.
Cuando este valle
perdido estaba,
vino el remedio
de tus entrañas.
Para alabarte
siempre en la gloria
donde esperamos
cantar victoria.
fuiste sin mancha,
Ave María
llena de gracia.
Oh Virgen Madre,
nuestra abogada,
refugio dulce
de quien te llama.
A ti suspiran
todas las almas
arrepentidas,
oye sus ansias.
Cuando este valle
perdido estaba,
vino el remedio
de tus entrañas.
Para alabarte
siempre en la gloria
donde esperamos
cantar victoria.
For you were conceived
without stain,
Hail Mary
full of grace.
O Virgin Mother,
our advocate,
sweet refuge
of those who call upon you.
For you sigh
all souls
in repentance,
hear their longings.
When this valley
was lost,
the remedy came
from your depths.
To praise you
always in glory
where we hope
to sing victory.
without stain,
Hail Mary
full of grace.
O Virgin Mother,
our advocate,
sweet refuge
of those who call upon you.
For you sigh
all souls
in repentance,
hear their longings.
When this valley
was lost,
the remedy came
from your depths.
To praise you
always in glory
where we hope
to sing victory.
