This song, El Despertar el Sol (The Awakening Of The Sun) celebrates the sun of Mexicali, Mexico the home town of the band, and is a is a good example of the Mariachi tradition of El Grito, which translates in English to yelling, or shouting. The phrase can mean different things, and originated with the ringing of the Churchbells in Dolores, Mexico in 1810, along with the shouts of the catholic Priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla urging the people to rise up against their Spanish occupiers and oppressors. In the Mariachi tradition, the shouts convey myriad emotions and feelings from elation to sorrow, all to help lead to understanding of the song. It is also a powerful symbol of national and ethnic identity. A good 'El Grito' as told to us, is spontaneous, an improvisation from the singer, and as many times it occurs while the music playing, it is not an easy thing to do as to be heard.
The first verse translated from Spanish reads: The dark night is gone. A window opens and light slowly enters. A new day sings, "Mexicali awake!"
Se fue la noche oscura
Se abre una ventana
La luz entra ligera
Un nuevo día canta
Mexicali despierta ya
El sol el sol el sol
Se alza y brilla más
El sol el sol el sol
Nos trae felicidad
El sol el sol el sol
Un nuevo comenzar
Olores de café
Voces en la calle
La ciudad se mueve
No hay tiempo para el talle
La vida va de prisa
El sol el sol el sol
Se alza y brilla más
El sol el sol
Nos trae felicidad
El sol el sol
Un nuevo comenzar
Olvidemos tristezas
Dejemos lo que fue
Bailemos con el alma
Con todo nuestro ser
El sol nos da la fuerza
The sun, the sun, the sun
Rise and shine brighter
The sun, the sun
Brings us happiness
The sun, the sun
A new beginning
Let's forget sadness
Let's leave behind the past
Let's dance with our souls
With all our being
The sun gives us strength
El sol el sol el sol
Se alza y brilla más
El sol el sol
Nos trae felicidad
El sol el sol
Un nuevo comenzar
