Misa Oaxaqueña [English translation]

We come to your house

With songs of happiness

We come to adore you,

Give you honor and love you

Oh celestial father!

A town you loved yesterday

A town here aclaims you

Sir of yesterday and forever;

Hear our proclamation

Oh celestial father!

We bring in ourselves

The faith of our fathers

We want to augment it

We want you to illustrate it

Oh celestial father!

Transform our lives

The power of your verb

Impulse our actions

The power of your blow*

Oh celestial father!

Oh celestial father!

Composer of the oaxaqueñian mass

The professor:

Timoteo Cruz Santos

Originating from

Santiago Jocotepec, Juquila, Oaxaca

• Artist:Lila Downs
• Album:Pecados y Milagros