Madonna has surprised again on her European tour. The queen of pop has already achieved sweep Barcelona with a dazzling show at the Palau Sant Jordi dedicated to his 40 years of success in music. A concert in which she surprised the actress by taking the actress on stage Ursula Corberowhom he met on a flight and with whom he has shown to have great chemistry while they scored their daughter’s dance.

Now, the queen of pop has caused a sensation again during the concert he performed in Paris. The artist has surprised her fans by winking at Basque during the performance of one of her most legendary songs.

Specifically, the singer has decided to use the Basque popular carol ‘Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen’ as an introduction to his legendary song ‘Like a prayer’.

“Madonna has revealed (again) her fascination with Basque, this time using the song ‘Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen’ (there was a young virgin) as the introduction to one of her most remembered songs,” commented a user on social networks, sharing the moment in which said song begins to be heard.

In the video you can see how Madonna and her dancers were covered in a kind of black robe with a hood that covered their faces. In addition, some of the dancers appear hanging from a circular platform, simulating being crucified.

This it’s not the first time in which Madonna winks at Basque. In 2012, the Basque musical group Kalakan was present on the ‘MDNA Tour’. On that occasion, the group sang fragments of her song ‘Sagarra Jo’ in the version of ‘Open Your Hearts’ during the artist’s concert.

Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen, a popular Basque Christmas carol

Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen, translated as ‘Gabriel’s message or ‘The angel Gabriel came from heaven’ is a popular Basque carol that tells about the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary by the archangel Gabriel.

The origin of the song dates back to 1895, when the French composer Charles Bordes collected it from popular folklore. Furthermore, that same year, the theme was published in the book ‘Cent Chansons populaires basques’ from the series ‘Archives de la tradition basque’.