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Artist: Atahualpa Yupanqui
Canonical path: /atahualpa-yupanqui/los-indios
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Los Indios
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Los Indios
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América es el largo camino de los indios
Ellos son estas cumbres y aquel valle
Y esos montes callados perdidos en la niebla
Y aquel maizal dorado
Y el hueco entre las piedras, y la piedra desierta
Desde todos los sitios nos están contemplando los indios
Desde todas las altas cumbres nos vigilan
Ha engordado la tierra con la carne del indio
Su sombra es centinela de la noche de América
Los cóndores conocen el silencio del indio
Y su grito quebrado duerme allá en los abismos
Dondequiera que vamos está presente el indio
Lo respiramos. Lo presentimos andando sus comarcas
Quechua, aymara, tehuelche, guarán o mocoví
Chiriguano o charrúa, chibcha, mataco o pampa
Ranquel, arauco, patacón, diaguita o calchaquí
Omahuaca, atacama, tonocotés o toba
Desde todos los sitios nos están contemplando los indios
Porque América es eso: Un largo camino de indianidad sagrada
Entre la gran llanura, la selva y la piedra alta
Y bajo la eternidad de las constelaciones
Sí, América es el largo camino de los indios
Y desde todos los sitios nos están contemplando
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