León Gieco "Canción para Carito" lyrics

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Canción para Carito

Sentado solo en un banco en la ciudadcon tu mirada recordando el litoraltu suerte quiso estar partidamitad verdad, mitad mentira,como esperanza de los pobres prometida.

Andando solo bajo la llovizna grisfingiendo duro que tu vida fue de aquíporque cambiaste un mar de gentepor donde gobierna la flormirá que el río nunca regaló el color.

Carito, suelta tu pena,se haga diamante tu lágrimaentre mis cuerdas.Carito, suelta tu piedrapara volar como el zorzalen primavera.

En Buenos Aires los zapatos son modernospero no lucen como en la plaza de un pueblodejá que tu luz chiquititahable en secreto a la canciónpara que te ilumine un poco más el sol.

Cualquier semilla, cuando es planta, quiere verla misma estrella de aquel atardecerque la salvó del pico agudorefugiándola al oscurode la gaviota arrasadora de los surcos.

Carito, yo soy tu amigo,me ofrezco árbolpara tu nido.Carito, suelta tu canto,que el abanico en mi acordeónlo está esperando.

A song for Carito

Sitting alone on a bench in the citywith your gaze recalling the coastyour luck wanted to be split in halfhalf truth, half lie,like the hope that is promised to the poor.

Walking alone under a gray drizzlepretending intently that your life belonged herebecause you traded a sea of peoplefor the place where the flower rulessee that the river never gave the color

Carito, let go of your pain,your tear will become a diamondin between my strings.Carito, let go of your stone,so you can fly like the thrushin springtime.

In Buenos Aires the shoes are modernbut they don't shine like they do in the plaza of a villagelet your light, my dear girl,speak in secret to a songso that the sun can illuminate you a little more.

Any seed, when it becomes a plant, wants to seethe same star of that eveningthat saved it from the sharp pinchby sheltering it out of sightof the seagull from the ditch.

Carito, I am your friend,I am offering a treefor your nest.Carito, let loose your song,because the fan of my accordionis waiting for it.

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