Señora De Guápulo Lyrics in English by Juan Morales Montero
This is a hymn to the Virgin of Guápulo, the Marian image kept in the old sanctuary of Guápulo, on the hillside just below Quito, Ecuador. The singer talks straight to her as a mother: "fuiste tú la primera en llegar a esta tierra" (you were the first to arrive in this land), bringing "bendiciones del cielo" (blessings from heaven) to her children.
Most of the song is gratitude. In "este tu santuario" (this sanctuary of yours) she listens and gives "consuelo" (comfort), and she has "tu corazón para todos tus hijos" (your heart for all your children). The singer reaches for nature to praise her, calling her "la primavera más hermosa y eterna" (the most beautiful, eternal spring) and "la más bella flor" (the most beautiful flower). It is sweet and very devotional, no irony anywhere.
There is a nice local touch too: "nunca nadie te olvida" (nobody ever forgets you), and the whole of "el Ecuador entero" (all of Ecuador) comes to rest in her arms. Heads up: some lines here look like they were transcribed by ear, so a few of them do not quite make sense word for word.
