Pura Vida
by abby johnson & catherine caglar
Pura vida
Pura Vida is written and composed by Cristi Cary Miller.
The time signature is 4/4 time throughout the whole song.
There are 3 different parts in Pura Vida, soprano, alto, baritone.
The spanish words Pura Vida means "pure life". The song is just about enjoying life and letting go of your worries.
The other song we illustrated was 'Didn't my lord deliver Daniel'. The songs are contrasting in many ways. Pura vida is a very upbeat, dancing song while DMLDD is a soft, spiritual song.
"pure life"
Pura vida, a characteristic Costa Rican phrase, literally means pure life, many people say this to others meaning "full of life", "this is living!", "going great", or "real living". The phrase can be used both as a greeting or a farewell, as an answer expressing that things are going well, or as a way of giving thanks.
sheet music
this is an SAB arrangement of Pura Vida, written and compose by Cristi Cary Miller
performance
this is a college group performing Cristy Carry Miller's arrangement of Pura vida