Òran Performs “Llega La Hora”

Òran, an alumni offshoot of the Kokopelli Youth Choir is one of those young choirs that just “gets it.” I was so moved by their performance of my work “Llega La Hora” and would like to thank them and Kathleen Skinner (who conducted) so very much for such a beautiful rendition. Lyrics and translation of the poem by Kico Gonzalez-Risso and the video of the performance below.

Llega La Hora

Llega la hora del olvido
los recuerdos se oscurecen
los arboles vuelven a la tierra
los mares a los cielos
el tiempo va retrocediendo
y tú te olvidas de mi

Llega la hora del eclipse
las luces ya desaparacen
los astros vuelven al pasado
los fuegos al espacio
el tiempo va retrocediendo
y tú te olvidas de mi

Llega la hora de la sombra
las estrellas cambian de color
los amores vuelven al pasado
mientras te sigo mirando
el tiempo va retrociendo
y se que no vas a volver

poem by Kico Gonzalez-Risso

translation

The hour of forgetting arrives
memories darken
trees return to the earth
the sea to the skies
time is receding
and you forget me

The hour of the eclipse arrives
the lights already disappear
the planets return to the infinite
the fires to space
time is receding
and you forget me

The hour of the shadow arrives
stars change their colour
lovers return to the past
as I keep watching you
time is receding
and I know that you will not return

And here’s a little dessert-performance for you…

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