Fieldwork Archive
Adiós Reina del Cielo
Performed by Parroquia de la Iglesia San Nicolás de Tolentino del Laborío.
Recorded December 6, 2025 at Iglesia San Nicolás de Tolentino del Laborío,
León, Nicaragua (acquisition date: December 12, 2025).
Performed during a novena to the Immaculate Conception.
Recorded by Claudio Alexander Urbina on behalf of Derek Piotr.
In the first week of December, Catholics in Nicaragua gather on evenings to pray novenas in preparation for la gritería ("the shout"), a Nicaraguan festival which originated in the early 18th century, held in honor of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, also nicknamed la Purísima.
This holiday celebration holds special significance in the city of León, where it originated.
Here, Fieldwork Archivist Claudio Alexander Urbina joins his parish in the Laborío neighborhood of León in singing a Purísima hymn for one of these novenas.
Adiós Reina del Cielo,
Madre del Salvador.
Adiós, oh Madre mía,
adiós, adiós, adiós.
De tu divino rostro
la belleza al dejar,
permíteme que vuelva
tus plantas a besar.
Al dejarte, oh María,
no acierta el corazón;
te lo entrego, Señora;
dame tu bendición.
Adiós, Hija del Padre,
Madre del Hijo, adiós.
del Espiacute;ritu Santo
oh, casta esposa, adiós.
Adiós, del cielo encanto,
del universo honor;
abraza el alma mía
en tu gloria y amor.
Madre del Salvador.
Adiós, oh Madre mía,
adiós, adiós, adiós.
De tu divino rostro
la belleza al dejar,
permíteme que vuelva
tus plantas a besar.
Al dejarte, oh María,
no acierta el corazón;
te lo entrego, Señora;
dame tu bendición.
Adiós, Hija del Padre,
Madre del Hijo, adiós.
del Espiacute;ritu Santo
oh, casta esposa, adiós.
Adiós, del cielo encanto,
del universo honor;
abraza el alma mía
en tu gloria y amor.
Farewell, Queen of Heaven,
Mother of the Savior.
Farewell, oh my Mother,
farewell, farewell, farewell.
Leaving the beauty
of your divine face,
allow me to return
to kiss your feet.
Leaving you, oh Mary,
my heart is at a loss;
I entrust it to you, Lady;
give me your blessing.
Farewell, Daughter of the Father,
Mother of the Son, farewell.
Farewell, chaste spouse
of the Holy Spirit, farewell.
Farewell, delight of heaven,
honor of the universe;
embrace my soul
in your glory and love.
Mother of the Savior.
Farewell, oh my Mother,
farewell, farewell, farewell.
Leaving the beauty
of your divine face,
allow me to return
to kiss your feet.
Leaving you, oh Mary,
my heart is at a loss;
I entrust it to you, Lady;
give me your blessing.
Farewell, Daughter of the Father,
Mother of the Son, farewell.
Farewell, chaste spouse
of the Holy Spirit, farewell.
Farewell, delight of heaven,
honor of the universe;
embrace my soul
in your glory and love.
