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Alternate Title:
A la Puerta del Cielo
First Line:
At the gate of Heaven little shoes they are selling
Artist & Tune
Composed by:
Version by Freyda Epstein
Performed by:
Version by Patrice O'Neill
Performed by:
Version by Diane Hidy, Sara Ganz
Performed by:
About the Song
The 2nd Spanish verse is:
A los niños que duermen, Dios los bendice
A las madres que velan, Dios las assiste
Duérmete niños (x2)
Duérmete niños arrú, arrú.
This song was collected in the 1930's from Anita Bergere in Santa Fe, NM and was published in Spanish American Folk Songs of New Mexico by the WPA Federal Music Project. It has been suggested that it is of Basque origin and goes back to the 16th century, but the current lyrics at least are in Spanish rather than in Basque (Euskera).
ource:SpanishAmericanFolkSongsofNewMexicoCollectedbyAurelianoArmendarizWPAFederalMusicProjectUnitNo.2,1936-1937