Photo courtesy of Real Estelí FC.
Canzone dedicated to Real Estelí FC
By Carlos Javier Jarquín
In Nicaragua, historically, the most practiced sports disciplines have been baseball and boxing. Indeed, at the Central American level Nicaragua has been one of the countries that has distinguished itself most internationally in these sports, but in recent years baseball and boxing are in decline and football has gained strength and is becoming more and more Nicaraguan are infected by the joy that football transmits.
In the last quarter of 2023, the first Concacaf Central American Cup 2023 took place in Central America. Teams from seven countries participated in this edition: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The champion of this tournament was the Alajuelense club from Costa Rica, while Real Estelí FC took second place. Also in this year’s edition the Nicaraguan rojiblancos reached the semi-finals.
For November 2023, I asked the writer, poet and composer Pedro Alfonso Morales Ruiz if he could write a song in homage and recognition to Real Estelí FC, for its great and historic achievements in Central American football. At that moment Pedro Alfonso told me that he would try and so, between December 21 and 24, 2023, he managed to create the lyrics and music of this song entitled Mí Real Estelí.
Subsequently, together with Pedro Alfonso, we invited Gibraltarians John Adam Mascarenhas, Teresa Mascarenhas and Anselmo Ochello to join this musical project, which is already a reality today. We have done this work with great appreciation, respect and admiration. John Adam, sound engineer and co-arranger. Teresa is co-arranger, editor and video master and Anselmo Ochello collaborated as guitarist.
This musical production was made by MAC Studio Production of Gibraltar-UK. The launch of the video clip will take place this Saturday 19 October at 10:00. (Central America) and 6pm (Gibraltar) and you can enjoy it on the MAC Studio Production YouTube channel. Through this medium I congratulate the entire production team who, thanks to the enthusiasm and professionalism of each of you, today we deliver this video clip to the Tren del Norte fans, hoping that they will greatly appreciate this musical delivery.
On behalf of all the members who made this musical production possible, we sincerely and infinitely thank the board of directors of Real Estelí FC and in particular its general director, Helmuth Hurtado, for collaborating with us with the audiovisual contents for the production of this video clips.
Below, I share the structure and elements of the song created by its composer.
Structure
The song consists of two general parts with ten verses in total: the first part covers from verse 1 of four unrhymed verses and free verses that are said or recited through verses 2 and 3 of three free verses that are sung and closes with the refrain of lines 4 and 5 of three free verses. The second part repeats verse 1 recited as verse six, passing through verses 7 and 8 sung and ends with the repeated refrain of verses 9 and 10.
Elements
The song is based on three major historical elements of Estelí:
The petroglyph called El Brujito, the Shaman or healer: it is the most important ancestral symbol of Estelí and from the little witch we take the hat, the maracas, the shawms and the devil’s tail which are the component elements of the little witch.
According to Bayardo Gámez, anthropologist and historian, on July 15, 1982, the Estelí Culture Council approved the petroglyph as the emblem of the city.
He represents the Texox, shamans or healers, symbol of an ancestral identity and out of sympathy they call him El Brujito.
Alejandro Dávila Bolaños, doctor and historian, quoted by Gámez, says that the Witch has an X in the center and the box that encloses it represents the four cardinal points.
In turn, Gámez, quoting Joaquín Motilla Vila, says that the shaman or healer has a dress on his head, waffles or rattles for his ritual dance and an animal tail to cover his body.
The city of Estelí from its origins and important places: According to historians, the city of Estelí had three settlements: the first in the archaeological region of Las Pintadas; the second on the banks of the Agüesgüespala river; and the third in the Michigüiste valley. Precisely in Las Pintadas the Brujito was found… In this case we go back to the origins of the city and add details such as the tobacco, the Estanzuela, the Tisey, which are representative places of the city.
The Real Estelí team with its history founded in October 1961 and its struggle to achieve victories at the Independencia Stadium for the Nicaraguan fans. In short, the idea of the song is a tribute and recognition to the team for its historic successes in football.
In the following link you can enjoy this video clip:
The author is a Nicaraguan writer, poet, music producer and columnist. Compiler of the Planetary Song: Brotherhood on Earth (HC EDITORES, Costa Rica, 2023).
The Independencia stadium hosts Real Estelí FC. Photo: Real Estelí FC.
Song dedicated to Real Estelí FC
By Carlos Javier Jarquín
In Nicaragua, historically, the sports disciplines that have been practiced the most have been baseball and boxing. In fact, at the Central American level Nicaragua has been one of the countries that has stood out the most internationally in these sports, but in recent years baseball and boxing have been in decline and soccer has gained strength and becomes more and more Nicaraguans are infected by the joy that football transmits.
In the last quarter of 2023, the first Concacaf Central American Cup 2023 was held in Central America. In this edition, teams from seven countries participated: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The champion of this tournament was the Alajuelense club from Costa Rica and Real Estelí FC was the runner-up. In this year’s edition, the Nicaraguan rojiblancos have once again reached the semifinals.
For November 2023, I asked the writer, poet and composer Pedro Alfonso Morales Ruiz if he could write a song in tribute and recognition to Real Estelí FC, for its great and historic achievements in Central American soccer. At that moment, Pedro Alfonso told me that he would try and so between December 21 and 24, 2023, he managed to create the lyrics and music of this song titled Mí Real Estelí.
Later, together with Pedro Alfonso, we invited Gibraltarians John Adam Mascarenhas, Teresa Mascarenhas and Anselmo Ochello to join this musical project, which today is already a reality. We have done this work with great appreciation, respect and admiration. John Adam, sound engineer and co-arranger. Teresa is a co-arranger, editor and video master and Anselmo Ochello collaborated as a guitarist.
This musical production has been made by MAC Studio Production of Gibraltar-UK. The launch of the video clip will take place this Saturday, October 19 at 10:00 am (Central America) and 6:00 pm (Gibraltar) and you can enjoy it on the MAC Studio Production YouTube channel. Through this medium I congratulate the entire production team who, thanks to the enthusiasm and professionalism of each one of you, today we deliver this video clip to the Tren del Norte fans, hoping that they enjoy this musical delivery very much.
On behalf of all the members who have made this musical production possible, we give sincere and infinite gratitude to the board of Real Estelí FC and especially to its General Manager, Helmuth Hurtado for having collaborated with us with the audiovisual content for the realization of this video clip.
Below, I share the structure and elements of the song made by its composer.
Structure
The song is made up of two general parts with ten stanzas in total: the first part covers from stanza 1 of four verses without rhyme and free verses that is spoken or recited through verses 2 and 3 of three free verses that are sung and It closes with the chorus of verses 4 and 5 of three free verses. The second part repeats verse 1 recited as verse six, passing through verses 7 and 8 sung and closes with the repeated chorus of verses 9 and 10.
Elements
The song is based on three great historical elements of Estelí:
The petroglyph called El Brujito, the Shaman or healer: it is the most important ancestral symbol of Estelí and from the little witch we take the hat, the maracas, the shawms and the devil’s tail which are the component elements of the little witch.
According to Bayardo Gámez, anthropologist and historian, on July 15, 1982, the Estelí Culture Council approved the petroglyph as the city’s emblem.
He represents Texoxes, shamans or healers, a symbol of an ancestral identity and out of sympathy they call him El Brujito.
Alejandro Dávila Bolaños, doctor and historian, cited by Gámez, says that the Little Witch has an X in the center and the box that encloses it represents the four cardinal points.
In turn, Gámez, citing Joaquín Motilla Vila, says that the shaman or healer has an outfit on his head, shawms or rattles for his ritual dance and an animal tail to cover his body.
The city of Estelí from its origin and important places: According to historians, the city of Estelí has had three settlements: the first in the archaeological region of Las Pintadas; the second on the banks of the Agüesgüespala river; and the third in the Michigüiste valley. Precisely, in Las Pintadas the Brujito was found… In this case, we return to the origin of the city and add details such as tobacco, Estanzuela, Tisey, which are representative places of the city.
The Real Estelí team with its founding history in October 1961 and its fight to win victories at the Independencia stadium for the Nicaraguan fans. In short, the idea of the song is a tribute and recognition to the team for its historical achievements in football.
In the following link you can enjoy this video clip:
The author is a Nicaraguan writer, poet, music producer and columnist. Compiler of PLANETARY SONG: BROTHERHOOD ON EARTH (HC EDITORES, Costa Rica, 2023).
Independencia Stadium sports home of Real Estelí FC. Photo: Real Estelí FC.
