Orchestral | Chamber | Vocal | Solo

Two Nahuatl Songs for soprano and piano (2005)
Duration ca. 4'

1. Let the earth forever remain!
2. The dream of a word

*1st Place, 2006 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Young Composers Contest

Text

ENGLISH

1. Let the Earth Forever Remain!

Let the earth forever remain!
Let the mountains stay!
Thus spoke Ayocuan Cuetzpaltzin,
in Tlaxcala, in Huexotzinco.
Flowers of toasted maize, flowers of the chocoloate tree,
may they be scattered.
Let the earth forever remain!

Ayocuan Cuetzpaltzin
Tras. Miguel León-Portilla

2. The Dream of a Word

And, O friends,
hear the dream of a word:
Each spring gives us life,
the golden ear of corn refreshes us,
the tender ear of corn becomes a necklace for us.
We know that the hearts
of our friends are true!

Tecayehuatzin of Huexotzinco
Tras. Miguel León-Portilla

NAHUATL

Ma Huel Manin Tlalli!

Ma huel manin tlalli!
Ma huel ica tepetl!
Quihualitoa Ayocuan, zan yehuan Cuetzpaltzin,
Tlaxcallan, Huexotzinco.
In a izquixochitl, cacahuazochitl,
ma onnemahmaco.
Ma huelmani tlalla!

Ayocuan Cuetzpaltzin

Itlatol Temictli

Auh tocnihuane,
tla xoconcaquican yn itlatol temictli, ayahue,
xoxopantla technemitia,
in teocuitlaxilotl, techonythuitia
tlauhquecholelotl, techonocozcatia.
In ticmati ye, ohuaya ye, ontlaceltoca
toyiollo, tocnihua! Ohuaya, ohuaya.

Tecayehuatzin of Huexotzinco

Performances

Premiere:

July 7,2005
Akademie der Künste
Donna Lee, soprano
stefanpaul, piano
Berlin, Germany

Second Performance:

April 29, 2006
Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music
Ulises Solano, tenor
Jeremy Rafal, piano
Cleveland, Ohio

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