Cuando Los Ángeles Lloran --Maná (天使們哭泣時)

I love Latino songs. That's one of the reasons I learn Spanish. The Latinos are a very special people. They have a very special culture: one which is  not afraid to love, to  hate, to be jealous, to laugh, to cry, to fight for one's honor, in short to live, come what may. They are spontaneous and seldom hide what they truly feel. They like to have fun. But when they face injustice, they will protest. When they protest, they sing.

One of the Latino bands I like is Maná., Orginally called Sombrero Verde ( Green Hat), its members, José Fernando (Fher) Olvera ( vocalist) Gustavo Orozco (electric guitarist, who left the group in 1986 for studies);the Calleros brothers: Juan Diego (bass guitarist) Ulysses (electric guitarist) and Abraham (drummer) (who left the group in 1984 and was replaced by Alex González, A Cuban-Colombian)   all came from Guadalajara.

In 1975 they decided to get together to play different songs from groups they admired, including The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Police, among others.They wanted to do rock in Spanish and started to write songs of their own at a time long before rock was accepted by the public in general but they persisted. They released their first album "Sombrero Verde" in 1981, A Tempo de Rock in 1983 and many other albums.

They took up the new name of Maná ( a Polynesian word connoting "positive spiritual energy") in the 1980s and has since stuck with it, doing a fusion of rock, pop and Latin rhythms as part of a movement in Latin America first started in Mexico called "Rock en tu idioma" (Rock in Your Language), originating from Argentina and Spain and in 1987, launched their new album "Maná" under the Polygram Records label. From this album, the following singles came out: "Robot", "Mentirosa" (Liar), "Mueve tus caderas" (Move Your Hips), and "Queremos paz" (We Want Peace). With this production the group had little success, and it left the members almost entirely unsatisfied. Maná asked for withdrawal from Polygram Records after clashing with the latter to maintain the essence and identity of their group.

One of their songs I like is "Cuando Los Angeles Lloran" (When Angels Cry"). It's about a young man environmentalist intent on protecting the tropical  Amazonia rain forest who got killed because of economic and political interests.

Cuando Los  Ángeles Lloran A chico Mendez lo mataron Era un defensor y un ángel De toda la Amazonia. El murió a sangre fría Lo sabía Collor de Melo Y también la policía.   Cuando los ángeles lloran Lluvia cae sobre la aldea Lluvia sobre el campanario Pues alguien murío.   Un ángel cayó Un ángel murío Un ángel se fue Y no volverá   Cuando el assesin huía Chico Mendz se muría La selva se ahogaba en llanto . El dejó dos lindos críos Una esposa valarosa Y una selva en agonía.   Cuando los ángeles lloran Es por cada árbol que muere Cada estrella que se apaga Ho ….no…. no   Un ángel cayó Un ángel murío Un ángel se fue Y no volverá Un ángel cayó Un ángel murío Un ángel se fue Se fue en madrugada.   Cuando los ángeles lloran Cuando los ángeles lloran Lloverá Cuando los ángeles lloran Cuando los angels lloran Lloverá Huuuu aaaa ho ….no…no… Huuuu aaaa ho…. no..no…   Maná

當天使們哭泣時 他們殺害萬德斯仔時 他是整個亞瑪遜尼亞 的保衛者和天使 美路歌沃知道 他死於冷血 警方也知道 當天使們哭泣時 雨降落在村莊上 雨降落在教堂的鐘樓上 有人死了   一個天使墜下了 一個天使死亡了 一個天使離去了 再不回來了。   當那殺手逃亡時 萬德斯仔正在死去 雨林滿溢在眼淚中。 他留下兩個可愛的小孩子 一個勇敢的妻子 和一個悲痛的雨林   當天使們哭泣時 是為每一株死了的樹木 每一夥顆熄滅了的星星 呵….. 不…. 不   一個天使墜下了 一個天使死亡了 一個天使離去了 再不回來了 一個天使墜下了 一個天使死亡了 一個天使離去了 在曙光中離去了   當天使們哭泣時 當天使們哭泣時 將會下雨 當天使們哭泣時 當天使們哭泣時 將會下雨 呼…. 阿... 吁…不…不….. 呼…. 阿... 吁…不…不….   愛梭羅(El Zorro)譯….