DESCRIPTION:
Esteban Daza (Valladolid 1537-¿1591/96?)

Intérprete: Ensemble Fretwork
Imágenes: Benito Manuel Agüero (c. 1624 - 1668),

¿Quién te hizo, Juan, pastor,
sin gasajo y sin plazer?
que tú alegre solías ser.

Solías con tus cantares
el mal ageno alegrar;
Y agora causas pesares
a quien te quiere escuchar.

Ya yo perdí el cantar
y tambien perdí el tañer.
Que yo alegre solía ser.

¿Quién te hizo Juan Pastor,
sin gasajo y sin plazer?
Que tu alegre solias ser.




What happened to you, shepherd Juan,
so depressed and unhappy,
when you used to be so cheerful?

With your songs you used to lighten.
The sorrows of others;
And now you provoke only sorrows
in those who would listen to you.
I have lost the power of song
as well as the skill to play.
I who need to be so happy.

What happened to you, shepherd Juan,
so depressed and unhappy,
when you used to be so cheerful?