Dios Nunca Muere

Dios Nunca Muere (English: God Never Dies) is a Mexican waltz written by composer and violinist Macedonio Alcalá in 1868. Is the de facto anthem of the state of Oaxaca.[1] Dios Nunca Muere has been sung by famous singers like Pedro Infante and Javier Solís.

Dios Nunca Muere

English: God Never Dies
State anthem of Oaxaca
Lyrics	Vicente Garrido Calderón, 1955
Music	Macedonio Alcalá, 1868

There are two versions of the creation of this waltz. The first says that was composed when Macedonio Alcala and his wife went through a precarious economic situation and also the composer was at risk of dying, then his friend Roberto Maqueo, seeing their plight, left him without him noticing 12 pesos in silver. The other version says that some Indigenous people from a nearby village visited him to ask for a waltz for the patron of his people, and paid 12 pesos in silver. It is said that when Alcalá received the money, sat on his bed and drew on a wall the first bars of the waltz, which later transcribed on paper; He called this waltz Dios Nunca Muere in gratitude that he had received help when he needed.

To this composition has been assigned several lyrics from which the best known, was written in 1955 by Vicente Garrido Calderón.

Lyrics

Coro Muere el sol en los montes Con la luz que agoniza, Pues la vida en su prisa, Nos conduce a morir.	Chorus The sun dies in the mountains With its light fading, Because life in its haste, Leads us to death.
Estrofa I Pero que importa saber que voy a tener el mismo final, porque me queda el consuelo Que Dios nunca morirá.	Stanza I But it does not matter to know That I will share the same fate, Because I have the consolation [of knowing] that God will never die.
Estrofa II Voy a dejar las cosas que amé La tierra ideal que me vio nacer, sé que después habré de alcanzar, La dicha y la paz, Que en Dios hallaré.	Stanza II I will leave behind the things I loved The ideal land of my birth, I know that later I shall enjoy The joy and peace, that in God I shall find.
Estrofa III Sé que la vida empieza En donde se piensa Que la realidad termina Sé que Dios nunca muere Y que se conmueve Del que busca su beatitud.	Stanza III I know that life begins Where it is thought That reality ends I know that God never dies And He is moved By he who seeks His bliss.
Estrofa IV Sé que una nueva luz Habrá de alcanzar nuestra soledad Y que todo aquel que llega a morir Empieza a vivir una eternidad.	Stanza IV I know that a new light Will reach our loneliness And all those who happen to die Begin to live forever.
Coro Muere el sol en los montes Con la luz que agoniza, Pues la vida en su prisa, Nos conduce a morir.	Chorus The sun dies in the mountains With its light fading, Because life in its haste, Leads us to death.

See also

• Oaxaca

References

1. Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca, Macedonio Alcalá

External links

• México Desconocido, Dios nunca muere