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Artist: Alfredo Zitarrosa
Canonical path: /alfredo-zitarrosa/la-ronda-catonga
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La ronda catonga
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La ronda catonga
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(Candombe)
Los niños en las esquinas
forman la ronda catonga,
rueda de todas las manos
que rondan la rueda ronda.
Macumba macumbembé
los negritos africanos
también forman una ronda*
con la noche de la mano.
Para ahuyentar al mandinga,
macumba macumbembé,
hay que tirar una flecha
y bailar el candombé.**
Hay tanto tiringutingo
tiringutango tiringuté,
pasa una linda negrita,
más linda que no sé qué.
Las estrellas forman ronda
cuando juegan con el sol
y en el candombe del cielo
la luna es un gran tambor.
A la rueda rueda,
a la ronda ronda,
los blancos Mandinga,
los negros Catonga.
* Alfredo Zitarrosa dice "forman también una ronda".
** Alfredo Zitarrosa dice "y bailar el candomblé".
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