“Florida estaba la rosa” – Gugurumbé
Composer: Mateo Flecha the Elder (1481-1553) & traditional & Agustín Diassera
Accademia del Piacere takes to Germany a concert version of “Gugurumbé”, a stage show inspired by the influence of Africa and the Americas on Spanish Baroque music. The first piece is taken from the ensalada “La negrina” by the Catalan composer Mateo Flecha the Elder, alongside which some alegrías de Córdoba are performed.
Credits
Fahmi Alqhai, viola da gamba & direction
Quiteria Muñoz, soprano
Rocío Márquez, flamenco singer
Dani de Morón, flamenco guitar
ACCADEMIA DEL PIACERE
Rami Alqhai and Johanna Rose, violas da gamba
Carles Blanch, baroque guitar
Francisco Javier Núñez, harpsichord
Agustín Diassera, percussion
Lyrics
From “La negrina”
Florida estaba la rosa,
que o vento le volvia la folla.
Alegrías
Todo aquel que en este mundo
quisiera tener fortuna
ha de cantar con salero
el punto y zunga mandunga.
Catalina y Jucepillo
con panderos y sonajas
por divertir a su primo
alegres los dos cantaban.
¡Menéate mi negrito
mientras la cumbé me bailas,
y qué lindo taconeo!
A fe que es baile de Angola
y nos lleva al batuqueo.
From “La negrina”
San Sabeya, gugurumbé,
alangandanga, gugurumbé,
alangandanga, gurumbé.
Mantenga, señor Joan Branca,
mantenga vosa mercé.
¿Sabe como é ya nacido ayá en Berem,
un niño muy garrido?
Sa muy ben, sa muy ben.
Vamo a ver su nacimiento.
Dios, pesebre echado está.
Sa contento. Vamo ayá.
¡Su!, vení que ye verá.
Bonasa, bonasa, su camisonsico rondaro.
Zagarano, zagarano. Sa hermoso, sa hermoso,
zucar miendro ye verá.
Alangandanga, gugurumbé,
San Sabeya, gugurumbé,
alangandanga, gugurumbé.
From “La negrina”
The rose was in bloom,
and the wind turned its leaves.
Alegrías
Whoever in this world
would wish to have good fortune
must sing with grace
the punto and the zunga mandunga.
Catalina and Jucepillo,
with tambourines and jingles,
to amuse their cousin
both sang merrily.
Move, my little black one,
while you dance the cumbé for me,
and what lovely heel-work!
In faith, it is a dance from Angola
and it carries us off to the batuque.
From “La negrina”
San Sabeya, gugurumbé,
alangandanga, gugurumbé,
alangandanga, gurumbé.
God keep you, Master Joan Branca,
God keep your worship.
Do you know who has been born over there in Bethlehem,
a most handsome child?
I know it well, I know it well.
Let us go and see his birth.
God is lying in a manger.
I am glad. Let us go there.
Come on! Come, and you shall see.
Bonasa, bonasa, su camisonsico rondaro.
Zagarano, zagarano. He is beautiful, he is beautiful,
sugar and almonds, you shall see.
Alangandanga, gugurumbé,
San Sabeya, gugurumbé,
alangandanga, gugurumbé.
