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Artist: Alfredo Zitarrosa
Canonical path: /alfredo-zitarrosa/guitarrero
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Guitarrero
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Guitarrero
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(Zamba)
Guitarrero, con tu cantar
me vas llenando de luz el alma,
porque tu voz temblando está
corazón adentro de la farra.*
Como un puñal, clavado está
el grito arisco de la baguala,
y el eco de tu corazón
bombo se vuelve en las cacharpayas.
Si alguna vez el tiempo
calla para siempre tu guitarral,**
sobre tu sueño irá el viento
quebrando maderas de jacarandá.***
Adiós, adiós guitarrero,
¡tu viejo sendero qué rumbo ha 'i tomar!
Hijo de aquel viejo cantor,
que se fue al cielo de las vidalas,
por la noche manchadita
con las estrellas de su guitarra.
No te vayas, guitarrero,
que se me apaga la luz del alma;
quiero volver a amanecer
para morirme en las cacharpayas.****
* Alfredo Zitarrosa, en una primera versión inédita, dice "corazón adentro de la zamba".
** Alfredo Zitarrosa dice "calla para siempre tu guitarrá"(sic).
*** Alfredo Zitarrosa dice "quemando maderas de jacarandá".
**** Alfredo Zitarrosa, en una primera versión inédita, dice "para morir en las cacharpayas".
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