1 Opening Credits ... [1:13]
PART ONE
1. I sing of a maiden
Anonymus, Early English
2 "Mai mai mai mai... maiden"(2 Countertenors, Chorus) ... [6:40]
2. Hail, mary, gracious!
"The Play of the Annunciation" from Martial Rose's version of the Wakefield mystery Plays"
3 "Hail, Mary, gracious!"(male Ensemble, Soprano) ... [4:48]
3.La anunciation
Rosario Castellanos
4 "Porque desde el principio"(Mezzo-Soprano) ... [6:20]
5 "Porque desde el praincipio"(Mezzo-Soprano) ... [2:26]
6 "He aqui que te anuncias")Mezzo-Soprano) ... [1:25]
4.For with God no thing shall be impossible
Luke 1
7 "For with God no thing shall be impossible"(Chorus) ... [1:06]
5.The babe leaped in her womb
Luke 1
8 "And Marysaid, Behold the handmaid of the Lord"(Male Ensemble, Chorus) ... [3:36]
6.Magnificat
Luke 1
9 "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord"(Male Ensemble, Soprano, Female Chorus) ... [3:32]
7.now she was sixteen years old
Gospel of James
10 "Now she was sixteen years old"(Male Ensemble, Baratone, Soprano) ... [3:20]
8.Joseph's Dream
Gaspel of James;Matthew 1;
Martin Luther's Christmas Sermon;isiah 14:3
11 "Then Joseph feared greatly"(Baritone, Male Ensemble) ... [3:11]
12 Interlude(Orchestra, Dancer) ... [1:43]
9.Shake the Heavens
Haggai 6-7,9;Gospel of James
13 "For thus saith the Lord"(Baritone, Chorus) ... [3:53]
14 "They drew near to Bethlehem" (Male Ensemble, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano) ... [1:59]
10. Se habla de Gabriel
Rosario Castellanos;Gospel of James;Latin Infancy Gospel
15 "Como todos los huespedes mi hijo, mi hijo me estobaba"(Soprano,Mezzo-Soprano) ... [1:09]
16 "Fea, enferma, aburrida"(Mezzo-Soprano,Soprano) ... [2:16]
17 "[Consenti.]Y por la herida en que partio"(Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano) ... [2:14]
18 "Now I,Joseph,was walking about"(Baritone) ... [2:53]
11.The Christmas Star
Gabriela Mistral,Translated by Maria Jacketti;Hildegard von Bingen
19 "A little girl comes running"(Chorus) ... [1:41]
20 "People shout at her and she won't let it go"(Mezzo-Soprano,Male Ensemble, Chorus, Soprano,Baritone) ... [1:57]
21 "[O quam preciosa est virginitas virginis]huius que clausam portam habet"(Chorus, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano,Baritone) ... [3:12]
PART TWO
12.Pues mi Dios ha nacido a penar
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
22 "Pues mi Dios ha nacido a penar"(Mezzo-Soprano,Chorus) ... [4:50]
13.When Herod heard
Matthew 2
23 "Now When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea" (Baritone, Male Ensemble) ... [2:33]
14.Woe unto them that call evil good
Isaiah 5,29,66
24 "Woe unto them that call evil good"(Chorus, Baritone) ... [4:25]
15.And the star went before them
Matthew 2
25 "When they had heard the king, they departed"(Soprano,Mezzo-Soprano,Baritone) ...[2:34]
16.The Three Kings
Ruben Dario
26 "I am Gaspar. I have brought frankincense"(Male Ensemble,Soprano) ... [5:31]
17. And when they were departed
Matthew 2
27 "And when they were departed"(Chorus) ... [1:09]
18.Dawn Air
Vicente Huidobro,Translated by David Guss
28 "My soul's above the sea"(Baritone) ... [4:18]
19. And they slew all the children
Matthew 2
29 "Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men"(Chorus) ... [1:34]
20. Memorial de Tlateloco
Rosario Castellanos
30 "La oscuridad engendra la violencia"(Soprano) ... [2:11]
31 "Nadie.Nadie"(Soprano) ... [2:13]
32 "No hurgues en los archivos"(Chorus,Soprano) ... [1:32]
33 "Mas he aqui que toco una llaga"/"Recuerdo,recordamos"(Soprano,Chorus) ... [3:19]
21.In the day of the great slaughter
Isaiah 30,25,57
34 "And there shall be upon ev'ry high mountain"(Chorus) ... [3:27]
22. Pues esta tiritando
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
35 "Pues esta tritando amor en el hielo"
(Baritone, Chorus,Mezzo-Soprano) ... [3:28]
PART ONE
1. I sing of a maiden
Anonymus, Early English
2 "Mai mai mai mai... maiden"(2 Countertenors, Chorus) ... [6:40]
2. Hail, mary, gracious!
"The Play of the Annunciation" from Martial Rose's version of the Wakefield mystery Plays"
3 "Hail, Mary, gracious!"(male Ensemble, Soprano) ... [4:48]
3.La anunciation
Rosario Castellanos
4 "Porque desde el principio"(Mezzo-Soprano) ... [6:20]
5 "Porque desde el praincipio"(Mezzo-Soprano) ... [2:26]
6 "He aqui que te anuncias")Mezzo-Soprano) ... [1:25]
4.For with God no thing shall be impossible
Luke 1
7 "For with God no thing shall be impossible"(Chorus) ... [1:06]
5.The babe leaped in her womb
Luke 1
8 "And Marysaid, Behold the handmaid of the Lord"(Male Ensemble, Chorus) ... [3:36]
6.Magnificat
Luke 1
9 "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord"(Male Ensemble, Soprano, Female Chorus) ... [3:32]
7.now she was sixteen years old
Gospel of James
10 "Now she was sixteen years old"(Male Ensemble, Baratone, Soprano) ... [3:20]
8.Joseph's Dream
Gaspel of James;Matthew 1;
Martin Luther's Christmas Sermon;isiah 14:3
11 "Then Joseph feared greatly"(Baritone, Male Ensemble) ... [3:11]
12 Interlude(Orchestra, Dancer) ... [1:43]
9.Shake the Heavens
Haggai 6-7,9;Gospel of James
13 "For thus saith the Lord"(Baritone, Chorus) ... [3:53]
14 "They drew near to Bethlehem" (Male Ensemble, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano) ... [1:59]
10. Se habla de Gabriel
Rosario Castellanos;Gospel of James;Latin Infancy Gospel
15 "Como todos los huespedes mi hijo, mi hijo me estobaba"(Soprano,Mezzo-Soprano) ... [1:09]
16 "Fea, enferma, aburrida"(Mezzo-Soprano,Soprano) ... [2:16]
17 "[Consenti.]Y por la herida en que partio"(Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano) ... [2:14]
18 "Now I,Joseph,was walking about"(Baritone) ... [2:53]
11.The Christmas Star
Gabriela Mistral,Translated by Maria Jacketti;Hildegard von Bingen
19 "A little girl comes running"(Chorus) ... [1:41]
20 "People shout at her and she won't let it go"(Mezzo-Soprano,Male Ensemble, Chorus, Soprano,Baritone) ... [1:57]
21 "[O quam preciosa est virginitas virginis]huius que clausam portam habet"(Chorus, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano,Baritone) ... [3:12]
PART TWO
12.Pues mi Dios ha nacido a penar
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
22 "Pues mi Dios ha nacido a penar"(Mezzo-Soprano,Chorus) ... [4:50]
13.When Herod heard
Matthew 2
23 "Now When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea" (Baritone, Male Ensemble) ... [2:33]
14.Woe unto them that call evil good
Isaiah 5,29,66
24 "Woe unto them that call evil good"(Chorus, Baritone) ... [4:25]
15.And the star went before them
Matthew 2
25 "When they had heard the king, they departed"(Soprano,Mezzo-Soprano,Baritone) ...[2:34]
16.The Three Kings
Ruben Dario
26 "I am Gaspar. I have brought frankincense"(Male Ensemble,Soprano) ... [5:31]
17. And when they were departed
Matthew 2
27 "And when they were departed"(Chorus) ... [1:09]
18.Dawn Air
Vicente Huidobro,Translated by David Guss
28 "My soul's above the sea"(Baritone) ... [4:18]
19. And they slew all the children
Matthew 2
29 "Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men"(Chorus) ... [1:34]
20. Memorial de Tlateloco
Rosario Castellanos
30 "La oscuridad engendra la violencia"(Soprano) ... [2:11]
31 "Nadie.Nadie"(Soprano) ... [2:13]
32 "No hurgues en los archivos"(Chorus,Soprano) ... [1:32]
33 "Mas he aqui que toco una llaga"/"Recuerdo,recordamos"(Soprano,Chorus) ... [3:19]
21.In the day of the great slaughter
Isaiah 30,25,57
34 "And there shall be upon ev'ry high mountain"(Chorus) ... [3:27]
22. Pues esta tiritando
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
35 "Pues esta tritando amor en el hielo"
(Baritone, Chorus,Mezzo-Soprano) ... [3:28]