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Artist: María Elena Walsh
Canonical path: /maria-elena-walsh/balada-de-la-mariposa
Related lyric paths: 6
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Balada de la mariposa
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Balada de la mariposa
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Una mariposa se enamoró
De un marinero y lo persiguió
Lo esperó a la puerta del hotel
Y muy contenta se fue con él
En la gorra blanca se le posó
Y al barco blanco tras él subió
A la chimenea voló después
Mirando el mar por primera vez
Todo el amor de su vida de un día
Prodigó con alegría
Y cantaba así marinero de frente
Aunque no me mire, es amor presente
Al atardecer, al hundirse el Sol
Al marinero llorando vio
Para distraerlo de su pesar
Bailó en el aire por altamar
De los blancos mástiles se alejó
Y un viento fuerte la castigó
En el agua gris se cayó y se ahogó
Y el marinero ni se enteró
Pero una lágrima sola y salada
Resbaló sin saber nada
Y le puso fin al amor verdadero
De la mariposa y del marinero
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María Elena Walsh performs "Balada de la mariposa", and this lyric page sits inside the María Elena Walsh catalog on LyroVerse.
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