Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Inti-Illimani
Canonical path: /inti-illimani/la-petenera
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La Petenera
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La Petenera
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La sirena esta encantada
porque desobedeció
no más por una bañada
que en Jueves Santo se dio
y a la semana sagrada.
La sirena de la mar
me dicen que es muy bonita
yo la quisiera encontrar
pa' besarle su boquita
pero como es animal
no se puede naditita.
Una vez yo me embarqué
y en una barquita inglés
al pasar por Alemania
me dijo un sabio francés
en la costa americana
y alumbra el sol al revés.
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