{"id":46940,"date":"2024-04-12T09:17:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timesandseasons.org\/?p=46940"},"modified":"2024-04-12T09:19:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:19:07","slug":"oh-gente-afligida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/oh-gente-afligida\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Oh gente afligida!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Edmund Richardson seems to have had a particular interest in linking indigenous Mexican peoples to the Book of Mormon narrative.&nbsp;In many ways, however, his approach was a colonizing narrative in which the indigenous peoples were ignorant, benighted peoples in need of civilizing through the efforts of Euro-American Latter-day Saints. &#8220;\u00a1Oh gente afligida!&#8221; is just one example of Richardson&#8217;s poetry on the subject, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2024\/03\/la-obra-ya-empieza\/\">&#8220;La Obra Ya Empieza&#8221;<\/a> and &#8220;La Voz de Jesucristo&#8221; being two other examples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For some relevant historical analysis, see the following posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.timesandseasons.org\/2023\/07\/mormonism-in-mexico-part-10-lamanites\/\">Mormonism in Mexico, Part 10: Lamanites<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.timesandseasons.org\/2023\/07\/mormonism-in-mexico-part-11\/\">Mormonism in Mexico, Part 11: The Gathering<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.timesandseasons.org\/2023\/08\/mormonism-in-mexico-part-12-bautistas-lamanites\/\">Mormonism in Mexico, Part 12: Bautista\u2019s Lamanites<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Note: This is a part of an ongoing series, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/notable-series\/the-mexican-mission-hymns-project\/\">Mexico Mission Hymns Project<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A secondary note, there will be some of the hymns that I will not be providing original music for, due both to the time I have available and a lack of interest in a couple of the hymns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u00a1Oh gente afligida!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Edmund Richardson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Songs of Zion 111 (&#8220;Arise O Glorious Zion&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">7.6.7.6 D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hymn Text:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Table 1.&nbsp;<\/strong>Variations in text of \u201c\u00a1Oh gente afligida!\u201d over the course of Church publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>1907<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1912<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1942<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Del Este, del Poniente,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;De tierras y del mar;<br \/>De ambas gran Am\u00e9ricas,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resuena el pesar;<br \/>De tribus y de pueblos,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Simiente de Jos\u00e9,<br \/>De otras razas v\u00edctimas<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y sin la sana f\u00e9.<\/td><td>Del Este, del Poniente,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;De tierras y del mar,<br \/>De ambas gran Am\u00e9ricas,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resuena el pesar,<br \/>De tribus y de pueblos,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Simiente de Jos\u00e9,<br \/>De otras razas victimas<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y sin la sana fe.<\/td><td>De ambos continentes,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;De tierras y del mar,<br \/>De este nuevo mundo,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resuena el pesar<br \/>De tribus y de pueblos,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Simiente de Jos\u00e9,<br \/>\u00a1He los! escarnecidos<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y sin la sana fe.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ha siglos apuraron<br \/>&nbsp;La hiel de vil error;<br \/>Y andan en tinieblas&nbsp;<br \/>Buscando al Se\u00f1or.<br \/>En medio de ultrajes, <br \/>Angustias y desd\u00e9n; <br \/>Exp\u00edan ya sus yerros,&nbsp;<br \/>Su Dios ya de sost\u00e9n.<\/td><td>Ha siglos apuraron<br \/>&nbsp;la hiel de vil error,<br \/>Y andan en tinieblas&nbsp;<br \/>Buscando al Se\u00f1or.<br \/>En medio de ultrajes, <br \/>Angustias y desd\u00e9n, <br \/>Exp\u00edan ya sus yerros,&nbsp;<br \/>Su Dios ya de sost\u00e9n.<\/td><td>Ha siglos apuraron<br \/>&nbsp;La hiel del vil error,<br \/>Y andan en tinieblas&nbsp;<br \/>Buscando al Se\u00f1or.<br \/>En medio de ultrajes, <br \/>Angustias y desd\u00e9n, <br \/>Exp\u00edan ya sus yerros,&nbsp;<br \/>Su Dios ya de sost\u00e9n.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Y m\u00e1ndales mensaje    <br \/>De amor y alegr\u00eda, <br \/>El eterno Evangelio  <br \/>Divina luz y gu\u00eda. <br \/>Cumpliendo su alianza    <br \/>De aquel anterior d\u00eda, <br \/>Que fueren de nuevo suyos <br \/>Y se les mostrar\u00eda. <\/td><td>Y m\u00e1ndales mensaje<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;De gozo y amor,<br \/>El vero Evangelio,&nbsp;<br \/>El gu\u00eda del Se\u00f1or.<br \/>Cumpliendo su alianza<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;De d\u00eda anterior:<br \/>Que fueren redimidos<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Por Cristo su Se\u00f1or.<\/td><td>Y m\u00e1ndales mensaje<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;De gozo y amor,<br \/>El santo evangelio,&nbsp;<br \/>El gu\u00eda del Se\u00f1or.<br \/>Cumpliendo su alianza<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;De d\u00eda anterior,<br \/>Que fueren redimidos<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Por Cristo su Se\u00f1or.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00a1Oh gente afligida<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Cristo escuchad!<br \/>\u00c9l os dar\u00e1 alivio<br \/>Al Salvador am\u00e1d;<br \/>\u00c9l da \u00e1 los humildes<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Segura salvaci\u00f3n;<br \/>\u00a1Venid! \u00a1venid! \u00c1 concocer<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;El plan de redenci\u00f3n.<\/td><td>\u00a1Oh gente afligida<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Cristo escuchad!<br \/>El os dar\u00e1 Alivio:<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00a1Al Salvador amad!<br \/>El da \u00e1 los humildes<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Segura salvaci\u00f3n;<br \/>\u00a1Venid! \u00a1venid! \u00c1 concocer<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;El plan de redenci\u00f3n.<\/td><td>\u00a1Oh gente afligida,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Cristo escuchad!<br \/>El os dar\u00e1 alivio:<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Al Salvador amad.<br \/>El da \u00e1 los humildes<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Segura salvaci\u00f3n:<br \/>\u00a1O\u00edd, o\u00edd, oh pueblo,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;El plan de redenci\u00f3n!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Table 2.<\/strong>&nbsp;Translation of the text of \u201c\u00a1Oh gente afligida!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>1912 Spanish<\/td><td>Prose English<\/td><td>Poetic English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1. Del Este, del Poniente,<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0De tierras y del mar,<br \/>De ambas gran Am\u00e9ricas,<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Resuena el pesar,<br \/>De tribus y de pueblos,<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Simiente de Jos\u00e9,<br \/>De otras razas victimas<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Y sin la sana fe.<\/td><td>1. From the East, from the West,<br \/>From land and sea,<br \/>From both great Americas,<br \/>Regret resounds,<br \/>Of tribes and peoples,<br \/>Seed of Joseph,<br \/>Victimized by other races<br \/>And without the healthy faith.<\/td><td>1. From East and from the West now,&nbsp;<br \/>From land and from the sea,<br \/>From all American lands,<br \/>Regret resounds, a plea.<br \/>From tribes and from all peoples:<br \/>The seed of Joseph&#8217;s race<br \/>And other victim groups, who<br \/>Are without the true faith.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. Ha siglos apuraron<br \/>&nbsp;la hiel de vil error,<br \/>Y andan en tinieblas&nbsp;<br \/>Buscando al Se\u00f1or.<br \/>En medio de ultrajes, <br \/>Angustias y desd\u00e9n, <br \/>Exp\u00edan ya sus yerros,&nbsp;<br \/>Su Dios ya de sost\u00e9n.<\/td><td>2. Centuries have hurried<br \/>The gall of vile error,<br \/>And they walk in darkness<br \/>Searching the Lord<br \/>In the midst of outrages,<br \/>Anguish and disdain,<br \/>They already expire their errors,<br \/>Your God already supports you.<\/td><td>2. For centuries they have drunk<br \/>The bile of error, vile,<br \/>And walked in darkness, searching<br \/>For Jesus all the while.<br \/>In midst of such outrages,<br \/>And anguish and disdain,<br \/>They have atoned for errors,<br \/>With God to help sustain.<br \/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Y m\u00e1ndales mensaje<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;De gozo y amor,<br \/>El vero Evangelio,&nbsp;<br \/>El gu\u00eda del Se\u00f1or.<br \/>Cumpliendo su alianza<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;De d\u00eda anterior:<br \/>Que fueren redimidos<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Por Cristo su Se\u00f1or.<\/td><td>3. And send them message<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Of joy and love,<br \/>The gospel true,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lord&#8217;s guide.<br \/>Fulfilling his alliance<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;From the previous day:<br \/>May they be redeemed<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For Christ your Lord.<\/td><td>3. Now send to them the message<br \/>Of joy and love restored:<br \/>The true and living Gospel,<br \/>The guide sent from the Lord.<br \/>Fulfill the covenants that<br \/>Were promised in days past,&nbsp;<br \/>That they may be redeemed<br \/>Through Jesus Christ at last.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. \u00a1Oh gente afligida<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Cristo escuchad!<br \/>El os dar\u00e1 Alivio:<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00a1Al Salvador amad!<br \/>El da \u00e1 los humildes<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Segura salvaci\u00f3n;<br \/>\u00a1Venid! \u00a1venid! \u00c1 concocer<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;El plan de redenci\u00f3n.<\/td><td>4. Oh afflicted people<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To Christ listen!<br \/>He will give you relief:<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Al Salvador, love!<br \/>He gives to the humble<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Safe salvation;<br \/>Come! come! To know<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The plan of redemption.<\/td><td>4. Oh, you afflicted people,<br \/>Please listen to the Lord,<br \/>And He will give relief, so<br \/>Give Him your love, adore.&nbsp;<br \/>He gives to all the humble<br \/>Salvation that&#8217;s secure.&nbsp;<br \/>Oh come, oh come to be taught<br \/>The Plan of your Savior.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Published Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The hymn text was intended to be sung to the tune used in the <em>Songs of Zion<\/em> for &#8220;Arise O Glorious Zion&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-duotone-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"1238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune.jpg 863w, https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-558x800.jpg 558w, https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-360x516.jpg 360w, https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-260x373.jpg 260w, https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-160x230.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is the same tune with my English translation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-duotone-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"1238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-English.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-English.jpg 863w, https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-English-558x800.jpg 558w, https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-English-360x516.jpg 360w, https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-English-260x373.jpg 260w, https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oh-gente-afligida-original-tune-English-160x230.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edmund Richardson seems to have had a particular interest in linking indigenous Mexican peoples to the Book of Mormon narrative.&nbsp;In many ways, however, his approach was a colonizing narrative in which the indigenous peoples were ignorant, benighted peoples in need of civilizing through the efforts of Euro-American Latter-day Saints. &#8220;\u00a1Oh gente afligida!&#8221; is just one example of Richardson&#8217;s poetry on the subject, with &#8220;La Obra Ya Empieza&#8221; and &#8220;La Voz de Jesucristo&#8221; being two other examples. 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