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Artist: Atahualpa Yupanqui
Canonical path: /atahualpa-yupanqui/el-poeta
Related lyric paths: 6
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El Poeta
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El Poeta
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Tú crees que eres distinto
Porque te dicen poeta
Y tienes un mundo aparte
Más allá de las estrellas
Tú crees que eres distinto
Porque te dicen poeta
Y tienes un mundo aparte
Más allá de las estrellas
De tanto mirar la Luna
Ya nada sabes mirar
Eres como un pobre ciego
Que no sabe a dónde va
Vete a mirar los mineros
Los hombres en el trigal
Y cántale a los que luchan
Por un pedazo de pan
Poeta de ciertas rimas
Vete a vivir a la selva
Y aprenderás muchas cosas
Del hachero y sus miserias
Poeta de ciertas rimas
Vete a vivir a la selva
Y aprenderás muchas cosas
Del hachero y sus miserias
Vive junto con el pueblo
No lo mires desde afuera
Que lo primero es el hombre
Y lo segundo, poeta
De tanto mirar la Luna
Ya nada sabes mirar
Eres como un pobre ciego
Que no sabe a dónde va
Vete a mirar los mineros
Los hombres en el trigal
Y cántale a los que luchan
Por un pedazo de pan
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