DeColores
(pronounced *day cuh-lor'-ess*) is a greeting:
it comes from the Spanish song below!
Here's one story about the origin of the song:
There was a group of cursillistas (those who've just attended a Cursillo weekend) in Spain riding home on a bus, singing and rejoicing, when the weather turned....a frightening storm with lightning and thunder had them huddling together in the bus on the side of the road, and even halted their singing. But when the storm was over, the clouds parted and the sun peeked through. As the tension lessened, one cursillista looked out the window at the farm they had parked in front of; and there saw a rooster, resplendent in color in the sparkling aftermath of the storm. Singing and shouting 'De Colores!' the cursillistas began to rejoice again, writing a 70-verse song praising God and rejoicing in the shining colors of a little rooster!
Hence, the greeting, De Colores, wishes you that joy.
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This is the version that is in our song books and we use on the weekends
De Colores!!!!
DeColores; DeColores the fields love to dress in all during the springtime.
DeColores . DeColores, the birds have their clothing that comes every season.
DeColores, DeColores, the rainbow is vested across the blue sky.
DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry. DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry.
DeColores, DeColores, we witness the sun up on clear and bright mornings.
DeColores, DeColores, the sun gives it treasure God's light to His children.
DeColores, DeColores, the diamond will sparkle when brought to the light. *
DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry.
DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry.
Joyfully, joyfully we will live in God's friendship because he has willed it.
Faithfully, faithfully we will slake the great thirsting of Christ the immortal.
Joyfully, joyfully we will bring to our Savior a harvest of souls.
Pouring outward the from light within, the grace of our God, His infinite life
Pouring outward the from light within, the grace of our God, His infinite life
Missionaries, missionaries of Christ with His courage determined to conquer.
Crucistas,cursillistas who don't pay attention to human opinion.
Let the cowards. let the cowards deride us and taunt us but it is the truth.
That they really desire the pleasure of being in grace in colors with us
That they really desire the pleasure of being in grace in colors with us
Canta el gallo, canta el gallo con el quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri.
La gallina, la gallina con el cara, cara, cara, cara, cara.
Los polluellos, los polluellos con el pio, pio, pio, pio, pi.
Y por eso los grandes amores, de muchos colores me gustan a mi.
Y por eso los grandes amores, de muchos colores me gustan a mi.
Lost Verses!
Sing the Chorus
Sing the chorus, sing the chorus
Because no one can really remember the verses,
Sing the chorus, sing the chorus
cause what rhymes in Spanish does not rhyme in English.
Sing the chorus, sing the chorus
Because all the words never really seem to fit.
Sing the chorus and clap your hands loudly and
No-one will notice you really don't know it !
Sing the chorus and clap your hands loudly and
No-one will notice you really don't know it !
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There are over 70 verses to this song .
Here is an additional verse that is used by the Grand Rapids Cursillo in 2010
From the Church, from the Church which is Christ's living body alive throughout history
Thru the Church, thru the church in Baptism we come to new life in our savior.
As new Christians, as new christians we joyfully praise Him our hearts filled with pride
And so with heart now bursting with pride I joyfully shout."the Church that is I"
And so with heart now bursting with pride I joyfully shout."the Church that is I"
another in english verse
Sings the rooster,sings the rooster with his kiri,kiri,kiri,kiri,kiri
And the cluck hen, and the kluck hen with her cara,cara,cara,cara,cara
And the babe chicks, and the babe chicks with their pio,pio,pio,pio,pi
DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry!
DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry!