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El saludo
Performed by Parroquia San Nicolás de Tolentino del Laborío.
Recorded December 8, 2025 at Iglesia San Nicolás de Tolentino del Laborío,
León, Nicaragua (acquisition date: December 12, 2025).
Performed during Catholic mass on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception. Performed with organ.
Recorded by Claudio Alexander Urbina on behalf of Derek Piotr.
This Nicaraguan song, composed by Francisco Mateo Vargas Ulloa, is a petición, a through-composed form of Marian hymn.
It is sung as a communion hymn for this mass on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception.
Because the Zoom H1essential recorder used at the start of this recording ran out of power while recording, some verses have been omitted, and the rest of the song is recorded using an iPhone.
Hoy te saludamos, oh María,
con toda alegría, con toda emoción.
Tus miradas, bellísima María,
resplandecen en todo el universo,
tus miradas del cielo que iluminan
las tinieblas del pobre pecador.
Sois la flor que trasciende su aroma
y consuela la vida del mortal.
Por piedad amparadnos Señora
en esta vida de llanto y de dolor.
Ningún ser te iguala, Bellísima María,
tan linda y tan pura, como lirio en flor.
Los ángeles forman su trono de amor
y los cielos se abren en tu Concepción.
Madre mía, yo quisiera
un rayo de luz, de luz,
de tu corazón, corazón,
y ensalzarte noche y día
con el alma entera invocándote tu amor.
Que viva María en su Concepción,
los ángeles cantan con gran devoción.
con toda alegría, con toda emoción.
Tus miradas, bellísima María,
resplandecen en todo el universo,
tus miradas del cielo que iluminan
las tinieblas del pobre pecador.
Sois la flor que trasciende su aroma
y consuela la vida del mortal.
Por piedad amparadnos Señora
en esta vida de llanto y de dolor.
Ningún ser te iguala, Bellísima María,
tan linda y tan pura, como lirio en flor.
Los ángeles forman su trono de amor
y los cielos se abren en tu Concepción.
Madre mía, yo quisiera
un rayo de luz, de luz,
de tu corazón, corazón,
y ensalzarte noche y día
con el alma entera invocándote tu amor.
Que viva María en su Concepción,
los ángeles cantan con gran devoción.
Today we greet you, O Mary,
with all joy, with all emotion.
Your gaze, most beautiful Mary,
shines throughout the universe,
your heavenly gaze that illuminates
the darkness of the poor sinner.
You are the flower that transcends its aroma
and consoles the life of mortals.
In your mercy protect us, Lady,
in this life of tears and pain.
No being can equal you, Most Beautiful Mary,
so lovely and so pure, like a lily in bloom.
The angels form your throne of love
and the heavens open at your Conception.
My Mother, I would like
a ray of light, of light,
from your heart, heart,
and to praise you night and day
with my whole soul invoking your love.
Long live Mary in her Conception,
the angels sing with great devotion.
with all joy, with all emotion.
Your gaze, most beautiful Mary,
shines throughout the universe,
your heavenly gaze that illuminates
the darkness of the poor sinner.
You are the flower that transcends its aroma
and consoles the life of mortals.
In your mercy protect us, Lady,
in this life of tears and pain.
No being can equal you, Most Beautiful Mary,
so lovely and so pure, like a lily in bloom.
The angels form your throne of love
and the heavens open at your Conception.
My Mother, I would like
a ray of light, of light,
from your heart, heart,
and to praise you night and day
with my whole soul invoking your love.
Long live Mary in her Conception,
the angels sing with great devotion.
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