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Artist: Alfredo Zitarrosa
Canonical path: /alfredo-zitarrosa/poeta-al-sur
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Poeta al Sur
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Poeta al Sur
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(Milonga)
Porque estás vivo y al Sur
entre los muertos y el mar
y canta tu corazón,
cuando quisiera llorar,
llorar por eso de andar
solitario y sin saber
en qué verso has de beber
la lluvia azul del atardecer.
Vienes de barcos que están
pintados sobre la piel,
unos queriendo zarpar,
otros queriendo volver,
volver sin andar el mar,
gastados de andar y ser
versos, barcos de papel,
ocaso azul antes de amanecer.
Y en el andar hacia vos
por esas calles, estás
herido de bandoneón,
enfermo de eternidad,
desnudando el corazón,
golpeado de realidad,
soñando lunas tendrás
la luna azul de tu tiempo y el mar.
Gris oficio el de poeta,
deber y culpa, tal vez,
andar y ser de sombra y luz,
surco en el aire y sentir
que sólo de andar cantando y en el dolor,
aprendemos a morir,
que sólo de andar cantando y en el amor,
aprendemos a vivir.*
* Alfredo Zitarrosa repite "que sólo de andar cantando y en el dolor, / aprendemos a morir".
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