Fieldwork Archive
Por eso el cristianismo
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.
Originating in the colonial era in Nicaragua, this song is a Purísima, a Marian hymn associated with the Immaculate Conception and other feast days dedicated to Mary. It is sung as an recessional hymn for this mass on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception.
Cuál un botón de rosa
qué bello se presenta
así también se ostenta
María Virginal.
Por eso el cristianismo
con grata melodía
repite de María
su nombre sin cesar.
Ella es la más gallarda,
ella es la más hermosa
es Reina poderosa
del coro celestial.
qué bello se presenta
así también se ostenta
María Virginal.
Por eso el cristianismo
con grata melodía
repite de María
su nombre sin cesar.
Ella es la más gallarda,
ella es la más hermosa
es Reina poderosa
del coro celestial.
Like a rosebud,
how beautiful it appears,
so too does she appear
Virginal Mary.
That is why Christianity
with pleasing melody
repeats Mary's
name without ceasing.
She is the most gallant,
she is the most beautiful
she is the powerful Queen
of the heavenly choir.
how beautiful it appears,
so too does she appear
Virginal Mary.
That is why Christianity
with pleasing melody
repeats Mary's
name without ceasing.
She is the most gallant,
she is the most beautiful
she is the powerful Queen
of the heavenly choir.
