Valses Mexicanos - Morir por tu Amor (Dying For Your Love) by G. Belisario (Piano)

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The waltz originated in Germany and became the rage of European dance music. It was the lively and exuberant Viennese waltzes of the Strauss Family that reigned supreme in Europe. The waltz was introduced by the Europeans to Latin America, where it absorbed the rhythms and melodic influences of Latin American indigenous music. The Latin American waltz took on a slower and more sentimental tempo, more akin to the English waltz rather than the Viennese style.

Mexican Music was influenced heavily by Spain. Spanish musical elements were often mixed with indigenious folk rhythms. However, the mexican waltz was the result of Viennese influence. Towards the later part of the nineteenth century, there was a craze for the Viennese waltz, and to meet this new-found demand, a number of composers started to churn out Viennese waltzes. Most of these composers and their waltzes have been forgotten, with the notable exception of one: Juventino Rosas and his waltz "Sobre las Olas" (or "Over the Waves").

Belisario de Jesus Garcia de la Garza (13 November 1894 - 31 August 1952) was a very interesting composer. He was a professional soldier who fought in the Mexican Revolution. He became Chief of Staff of Military Operations in Quintana Roo. He was also a musician and was deputy chief of Military music in the republic of Mexico. He composed more than a hundred songs and Morir por tu Amor (To Die For Your Love), a Valse Song, is one of his more famous compositions.

Morir por tu amor qué dicha ha de ser
This is why I die for your love
Morir por tus ojos divinos que son la expresión del placer.
To die for your divine eyes, which are the expression of pleasure
Morir, sí morir canta el ruiseñor
Die, Die, so sings the nightingale
que todo en la vida es amor, amor.
For everything in Life is Love.

Cantar, cantar, cantar, cantar que al cabo la vida es muy corta
Sing, Sing, because Life is too short
reír, reír, reír, reír que al cabo la vida está loca
Laugh, laugh, because Life is crazy
amor, amor, amor, amor palabra que encierra un destino
Love, Love, because these words contain a destiny
tu nombre es sacrosanto porque en ti siempre existe el dolor.
Your name is precious because it will always exist with pain.