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Artist: Los Chalchaleros
Canonical path: /los-chalchaleros/el-castiquichua
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El Castiquichua
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El Castiquichua
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(Gato)
Lengua dura pa' cantar
mezclando el quichua
sin saber mucho el castizo
me'i remediau
Soy del pago del Salao
igualito que el jumial
como zorra carbonera
que anduvo en el arenal
Donde crecen vidalas
sobre el pencal
Allá tengo tata yo
un ranchito y un telar
y una china querendona
bienhaiga para amasar
pa' que quiero otros pagos
soy de Santiago
Como extraña la urpila
el quebrachal
si es que mañana me voy
la he'i de extañar
A esa luna que grandota
tan grande como otra no hay
igual que rueda de carro
redonda como el patay
Donde se miran los grillos
para cantar
Y los gallos espueleando
cruzando la noche van
como desafiando el alba
hasta que quiera aclarar
Pa' que quiero otro pago
soy de Santiago
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