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Artist: Alfredo Zitarrosa
Canonical path: /alfredo-zitarrosa/a-don-jose
Related lyric paths: 6
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A Don José!
Read A Don José! lyrics by Alfredo Zitarrosa on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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A Don José!
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Ven a ese criollo rodear
Rodear, rodear
Los paisanos le dicen
Mi general
Los paisanos le dicen
Mi general
Va alumbrando con su voz
La oscuridad
Y hasta las piedras saben
Adónde va
Y hasta las piedras saben
Adónde va
Con libertad, ni ofendo ni temo
¡Qué Don José!
Oriental en la vida
Y en la muerte también
Oriental en la vida
Y en la muerte también
Ven a los indios formar
El escuadrón
Y aprontar los morenos
Del corazón
Y aprontar los morenos
Del corazón
De fogón en fogón
Se oye la voz:
¡Si la patria me llama
Aquí estoy yo!
¡Si la patria me llama
Aquí estoy yo!
Con libertad, ni ofendo ni temo
¡Qué Don José!
Oriental en la vida
Y en la muerte también
Oriental en la vida
Y en la muerte también
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