Cielito Lindo

"Cielito lindo" is a popular Mexican song from a Spanish copla, popularized in 1882 by Mexican author Quirino Mendoza y Cortés (c. 1859–1957). It is roughly translated as "Lovely Sweet One". Although the word "cielo" means sky or heaven, it is also a term of endearment comparable to sweetheart or honey. "Cielito", the diminutive, can be translated as "sweetie"; "lindo" means cute, lovely or pretty. Sometimes the song is known by words from the refrain, "Canta y no llores" or simply the "Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay" song.

Commonly played by mariachi bands, it has been recorded by many artists in the original Spanish as well as in English and other languages. Even though the song talks about the "Sierra Morena", a mountain range in the south region of Spain, in recent decades it has come to be widely known as a theme song for Mexico, based in the Spanish background of the country, particularly at international events, like the FIFA World Cup.

Lyrics

The scheme corresponds to the Spain Castilian classical stanza known as "seguidilla," i.e. seven lines of alternating heptasyllabic and pentasyllabic verses. Lyrics vary widely from performer to performer and every singer is free to add some new verse to his or her own interpretation. Some of the most traditional lyrics are the following:

Cielito Lindo (disambiguation)

"Cielito Lindo" is a Spanish Mexican song written by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés.

Cielito Lindo may also refer to:

  • Cielito Lindo Airstrip, a public-use dirt airstrip located South of San Quintín, Municipality of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
  • Cielito Lindo (1936 film), also known as Beautiful Sky, a 1936 film by directors Robert Quigley and Roberto Gavaldón
  • Cielito Lindo (film), also known as Beautiful Heaven, a 2007 film directed by Alejandro Alcondez
  • Cielito Lindo (film)

    Cielito Lindo also known by its English title Beautiful Heaven is a 2010 American film produced, written and directed by Alejandro Alcondez. He wrote it especially for himself where he himself plays the starring role of Pablo Pastor in the film. It was released by his production and distribution company Alejandro Alcondez Pictures.

    Plot

    This is the life of Pablo Pastor (Alejandro Alcondez). Corrupt and deceitful people have stolen a precious stone know by the indigenous tribe as the Cielito Lindo, which is believed to bring the much needed rain back to the desert village of the Tahuromara Tribe. Pablo Pastor is forced to abandon his quest to reunite with his family, and thrown into the center of the chaos around Cielito Lindo . Outwitting and outsmarting the corrupt assassins Pablo finds a way to return the precious stone back to its people and with it hope and life. Because Pablo suffered from post-traumatic amnesia it is only towards the end that he remembers the horrible accident where both his wife and son were killed in the car crash.

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    Cielito Lindo

    by: Maria Jose Quintanilla

    A ya ya yay
    canta y no llores
    porque cantando se alegran
    cielito lindo los corazones
    De la sierra morena
    cielito lindo vienen bajando
    un par de ojitos negros
    cielito lindo de contrabando
    Coro: A ya ya yay
    canta y no llores
    porque cantando se alegran
    cielito lindo los corazones (Bis)
    Ese lunar que tienes
    cielito lindo junto a la boca
    no se lo des a nadie
    cielito lindo que a mi me toca
    Ese lunar que tienes
    cielito lindo junto a la boca
    no se lo des a nadie
    cielito lindo que a mi me toca
    Coro: A ya ya yay
    canta y no llores
    porque cantando se alegran
    cielito lindo los corazones (Bis)




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