La Adelita
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La Adelita was the title of one of the most famous corridos (folk songs) to come out of the Mexican Revolution. It is the story of a young woman in love with a Sergeant, who traveled with him and his regiment.
"La Adelita" came to be an archetype of a woman warrior in Mexico. Adelita was a soldadera, or woman soldier, who not only cooked and cared for the wounded but also actually fought in battles. In time the word adelita was used for all the soldaderas, who became a vital force in the war effort.
The term La Adelita has since come to signify a woman of strength and courage.
"La Adelita" is also the title of a 1938 Mexican film; see La Adelita (1938 film).
"Adelita" is also Mexico's, and perhaps the world's, most famous sea turtle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelita
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En lo alto de la abrupta serranía |
In the heights of a steep mountainous range |
Popular entre la tropa era Adelita |
Popular among the troop was Adelita |
Y se oía, que decía, aquel que tanto la quería: |
And it was heard, that he, who loved her so much, said: |
Y si Adelita se fuera con otro |
If Adelita would leave with another man |