Canción Mixteca is a Mexican folk song written by Oaxacan composer José López Alavez.
Lopez Alavez wrote the melody of the song in 1912, and composed the lyrics in 1915.
The song won a competition organized by the Mexico City newspaper "El Universal" in 1918.
Lopez Alavez describes his feelings of homesickness for his home region of Oaxaca after moving to Mexico City. In modern times, the song has become an anthem both for the region of Oaxaca and Mexican citizens living abroad who miss their homeland.
Lyrics
¡Qué lejos estoy del suelo donde he nacido!
inmensa nostalgia invade mi pensamiento; y al verme tan solo y triste cual hoja al viento, quisiera llorar, quisiera morir de sentimiento. ¡Oh Tierra del Sol! Suspiro por verte ahora que lejos yo vivo sin luz, sin amor; y al verme tan solo y triste cual hoja al viento, quisiera llorar, quisiera morir de sentimiento. |
How far I am from the land where I was born!
Immense nostalgia invades my heart; And seeing myself so lonely and sad like a leaf in the wind, I want to cry, I want to die from this feeling. Oh Land of Sun! I yearn to see you! Now that I'm so far from you, I live without light and love; And seeing myself so lonely and sad like a leaf in the wind, I want to cry, I want to die from this feeling. |
Probably the first recording is by Trio Gonzalez in 1920.
(o) Trio Gonzalez (1920) (as "Mixteca")
Alcides Briceño (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Guillermo González (instrumentalist : guitar)
Francisco Aguirre del Pino (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Recorded April 2, 1920 in New York
Released on Victor 72673
I haven't found a copy of this Victor 78 yet, but if anyone has a soundfile it would be very welcome.
Another one I haven't found yet is the next one
(c) Trio Alvarez (1922) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Recorded October 1922 in New York
Released on Columbia C4164
And this one:
(c) Lara y Novelo (1928) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Recorded March 1928 in San Antonio
Released on Vocalion 8223
The oldest recording till now I could find:
(c) Juan Arvizu y Mario Talavera (1928) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Duet with the Orquesta Tipica under the direction of Esparza Oteo
Recorded May 1928 in Mexico City.
Released on Peerless 1122
Also released on Brunswick 40381
Listen here:
Or listen to a sample here:
(c) Trío Garnica-Ascencio (1928) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Julia Garnica (vocalist)
Blanca Ascencio (vocalist : contralto)
Ofelia Ascencio (vocalist)
Raúl C. Rodríguez (instrumentalist : piano)
Recorded October 2, 1928
Released on Victor 81915
Listen here:
(c) Esther Fernández (1936) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Sung in the movie "Alla En El Rancho Grande" from 1936
Watch Esther sing it here (at 17 minutes and 45 seconds in the movie below)
(c) Ben Martinez y Antonio Paz Flores (1936) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Recorded October 20, 1936
Released on Bluebird 2908
Listen here:
Or to a sample here:
(c) Los Tres Murciélagos (1937) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Recorded January 20, 1937 in New York
Released on Columbia 5543-X
And on Vocalion 8905
Listen here:
Or to a sample here:
(c) Lilia del Valle (1948) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Sung in the movie "Alla En El Rancho Grande" from 1948.
Watch Lilia sing it here (at 18 minutes and 30 seconds in the movie below)
(c) Pedro Vargas (1953) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Sung in the movie "Espaldas Mojadas"
Listen here:
(c) TRÍO LUISITO PLÁ (1954) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Released on Panart 1644
(c) Miguel Aceves Mejia y Luis Aguilar (1957) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Sung in the movie HAY ANGELES CON ESPUELAS 1957
Listen here:
(c) Lupita Cabrera (1959) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Released on Peerless 4359-B
Listen here:
(c) Lola Beltran (1960) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Released on the Peerless label.
Listen here:
Or here:
(c) Los Donnenos (1960) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Released early 1960's on the Torero-label
Also released on the Columbia-label
Listen here:
Or here:
(c) Ames Brothers (1960) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, 1960.
Released on the album "Hello Amigos" (RCA Victor LPM 2100)
Listen here:
(c) Ry Cooder (1985) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Vocals – Harry Dean Stanton
With musical help of Jim Dickinson and David Lindley
Arranged By [Traditional] – Ry Cooder
Watch it here:
(c) Linda Ronstadt (1989) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Recorded in 1989 for the DVD-album "Canciones de mi Padre"
Watch it here:
(c) Texas Tornadoes (1990) (as "Canción Mixteca")
Recorded live in KLRU-TV studio, Austin, TX on October 16, 1990 for "Austin City Limits"
Listen here
(c) Chieftains (2010) (as "Canción Mixteca")
In 2010 the Chieftains recorded an album with Ry Cooder and they include 2 versions of "Cancion Mixteca".
The first one with Ry Cooder.
And the second one with Los Tigres Del Norte.
In 2012 the "Paris Texas" actor Harry Dean Stanton is the subject of a film-documentary: "Partly Fiction".
Directed by Sophie Huber and featuring film clips; interviews with collaborators including Wenders, Shepard, Kris Kristofferson, and David Lynch; and Stanton's singing (ao "Cancion Mixteca").
Watch it here:
Here's the soundtrack-version
More versions of "Cancion Mixteca" here:
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