The collection of ecological songs for schools is an educational tool that Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda IAP created and produced locally for teachers to sing along with students during ecology sessions, it is made available on CD to encourage and promote the processes of community-based environmental education. The CD and collection of songs are not intended as a commercial product, but to build bridges and raise awareness in society in general. We sing to life.
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The Reserve (Huapango translated) – click to hear the original recording
(Author: Ana Lina Mendoza Pedraza, Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro)
Friend, today I request
Earth Festival in the El Carrizal community in Jalpan de Serra county (photo: Roberto Pedraza)
That you look around you
God came to bless us
With all this greenery
Because this Sierra is beautiful
Wherever you stop, notice
How bountiful is Nature
In this Reserve of the Biosphere
So today friend
You must feel thankful
The Reserve, the Reserve
of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere
It is a green jewel
For which we must care
The Reserve, the Reserve
The Sierra Gorda Biosphere
A small bit of the world
That is our home
In the mountains of Pinal
Springs the water that comes to us
Which fills the rivers
And forever waters the plants
There are diverse forests
Every generation in the community knows the Ecology Songs (photo: Roberto Pedraza)
Animals live in them
They are living beings
Just as we are
So today friend
You must protect
That which witnessed your birth
The Reserve, the Reserve
Of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere
It is a green jewel
For which we must care
The Reserve, the Reserve
Of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere
A small bit of the world
That is our home
If we cut the trees
To exploit the timber
No soil would exist
No flowers would exist
No life would exist, all would disappear
We all must fight
The fatal bonfires
Because they can become
Forest fires
So today friend
Care for the trees
That surround you
The Reserve, the Reserve
Of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere
It is a green jewel
For which we must care
The Reserve, the Reserve
Of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere
A small bit of the world
That is our home
The Reserve, the Reserve
Of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere
It is a green jewel
For which we must care
The Reserve, the Reserve
Of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere
A small bit of the world
That is our home
A small bit of the world
That is our home
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La Reserva
(Autor: Ana Lina Mendoza Pedraza)
Amigo hoy te quiero pedir
Que veas tú alrededor
Dios nos vino a bendecir
Con todo este verdor
Porque esta Sierra es hermosa
Donde te pares observa
Que en naturaleza es generosa
Es de la Biosfera una Reserva
Por eso hoy amigo
Debes sentirte agradecido
La Reserva, la Reserva
De la Biosfera Sierra Gorda
Es una joya verde
Que debemos cuidar
La Reserva, la Reserva
De la Biosfera Sierra Gorda
Un pedacito del mundo
Que es nuestro hogar
En las montañas de Pinal
Nace el agua que nos llega
A los ríos da caudal
Y las plantas siempre riega
Hay bosque de varios tipos
Y en el viven animales
Ellos son seres vivos
Como nosotros iguales
Por eso hoy amigo
Debes proteger
Lo que te vio nacer
La Reserva, la Reserva
De la Biosfera Sierra Gorda
Es una joya verde
Que debemos cuidar
La Reserva, la Reserva
De la Biosfera Sierra Gorda
Un pedacito del mundo
Que es nuestro hogar
Si cortáramos los árboles
Aprovechando la madera
No habría suelo
No habría flores
No habría vida, se perdiera
Debemos todos combatir
A las fogatas fatales
Porque se pueden convertir
En incendios forestales
Por eso hoy amigo
Cuida los árboles
Que hay a tu alrededor
La Reserva, la Reserva
De la Biosfera Sierra Gorda
Es una joya verde
Que debemos cuidar
La Reserva, la Reserva
De la Biosfera Sierra Gorda
Un pedacito del mundo
Que es nuestro hogar
La Reserva, la Reserva
De la Biosfera Sierra Gorda
Es una joya verde
Que debemos cuidar
La Reserva, la Reserva
De la Biosfera Sierra Gorda
Un pedacito del mundo
Que es nuestro hogar
Un pedacito de mundo
Que es nuestro hogar
| ((Translated to English by Peace Corps Volunteer, Dr. Rick Botzler. English version edited by Dr. Patricia Pérez-Arce, Co- Director Viva Sierra Gorda, a project of Earth Island Institute)) |
