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Artist: Alfredo Zitarrosa
Canonical path: /alfredo-zitarrosa/coplas-al-compadre-juan-miguel
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Coplas al compadre Juan Miguel
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Coplas al compadre Juan Miguel
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(Chamarrita)
Al compadre Juan Miguel,
no le pagan el jornal
y aunque no haiga de comer,
lo mesmo hay que trabajar.
Pobre compadre Miguel,
la vida que le ha toca'o.
Todo el día lo ha pasa'o
trabajando y sin chistar,
por unos tragos de caña
el pobre compadre Juan.
Pobre compadre Miguel,
la vida que le ha toca'o.
Como cueva de peludo,
la arispuca de Miguel;
qué perro destino el suyo
que naide se acuerda d'él.*
Pobre compadre Miguel,
la vida que le ha toca'o.
El dotor y el comisario**
siempre le hablan de la ley,
que hay que respetar lo ajeno***
aunque no haiga de comer.
Pobre compadre Miguel,
la vida que le ha toca'o.
Juan Miguel se ha resigna'o
a vivir entre el arroz,
mientras haiga caña y mate
hay que agradecerle a Dios.
Pobre compadre Miguel,
la vida que le ha toca'o.
Pero un día habrá de ser
que esto se ha de terminar,
y la suerte del compadre
pa' su bien ha de cambiar,
¡cuando canten estas coplas
los peones del arrozal!****
* Alfredo Zitarrosa dice "que naide se acuerde d'él.".
** Alfredo Zitarrosa dice "El dotor y el comesario".
*** Alfredo Zitarrosa dice "que hay que rispetar lo ajeno".
**** Alfredo Zitarrosa dice "los hombres del arrozal!".
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