Carlos Vives "La Piragua" lyrics

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La Piragua

Me contaron los abuelosque hace tiempo,Navegaba en el Cesaruna piraguaQue partía deEl Banco viejo puertoA las playas de amoren Chimichagua.

Capoteando el vendavalse estremecía,Y impasible desafiaba la tormentaY un ejército de estrellas la seguíaTachonandola de luz y de leyenda.

Era la piraguade Guillermo Cubillos,Era la piragua,Era la piragua.(2Xs)

Doce bogas con la pielcolor Majagua,Y con ellosel temible Pedro Albundia.Por las nochesa los remos le arrancabanUn melódico rugirde hermosa cumbia.

Doce sombras, ahora viejas,ya no reman;Ya no cruje el maderamenen el agua.Solo quedanlos recuerdos en la arenaDonde yacedormitando la piragua.

Era la piraguade Guillermo Cubillos,Era la piragua,Era la piragua.(2Xs)

Era la piragua,era la piragua(2Xs)

Era la piraguade Guillermo Cubillos,Era la piragua,Era la piragua.(2Xs)

La piragua, la piragua, la piragua...

The Canoe

My grandparents told methat a long time agoA canoe navigatedin the Cesar1That would depart fromthe old port at El BancoTo the beaches of lovein Chimichagua.

Dodging the gale,it would tremble,And impassively challenge the stormAnd an army of stars would follow it,Studding it with light and with legend.

It was the canoeof Guillermo Cubillos,It was the canoe,It was the canoe. (2Xs)

Twelve rowers with skinthe color of Majagua2And with themthe fearsome Pedro Albundia.At nightthey would extract from their oarsA melodic roarof a beautiful cumbia.

Twelve shadows, now old,no longer row;The wood no longer creaksin the water.All that is leftare memories in the sandWhere thecanoe now lies dozing.

It was the canoeof Guillermo Cubillos,It was the canoe,It was the canoe. (2Xs)

It was the canoe, it was the canoe(2Xs)

It was the canoeof Guillermo Cubillos,It was the canoe,It was the canoe. (2Xs)

The canoe, the canoe, the canoe...

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