Sunday, August 8, 2010

Song 1

The first song is called Anon: Virgen Madre De Dios.

Although I cannot read or understand Spanish, I recognize the words Virgen Madre to look like "Virgin Mother". Therefore, I believe that this song is supposed to be about the Virgin Mother. After some research, I figured out that the phrase means "Anon, Virgin Mother of God". However, the song is supposed to be around the time period of the 15th century, before European settlement. Therefore, I believe that this chant was written by the "Praying Indians", a group of Natives that were converted to Christianity during the time of the conquistadors. This song represents the movement of Christianity through the pre-European America.

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