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Artist: Mercedes Sosa
Canonical path: /mercedes-sosa/acercate-cholito
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Acércate Cholito
Read Acércate Cholito lyrics by Mercedes Sosa on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Acércate Cholito
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Acércate al Perú, acércate cholito,
ven pronto, ya verás, será para contar.
Iremos de la mano contemplando las bellezas
y las fantasmagorías de la Lima colonial.
Es claro que estarán el puente y la alameda,
recuerdos de un Perú bonito de evocar,
pero también verás un horizonte iluminado
por una madrugada que ya nada detendrá.
Ven pronto que esto sí, merece verse aquí de cerca,
Un pueblo que renueva de los Incas el solar.
Y en el costado mismo de la América que crece
su esperanza ya estremece con su canto popular.
Ven pronto que un Perú recién nacido ya te espera,
Hay un reflejo nuevo en la sierra y en el mar.
Con aire jaranero de vals criollo y marinera
compañero, compañera te esperamos por acá.
Acércate al Perú, ven pues, no te demores,
que hay mucho para ver y para imaginar
en un vagabundeo de callejas y balcones
una magia de otro tiempo a tus ojos se abrirá.
Sabrás de aquel virrey que amó a la Perricholi
contar su viejo amor a orillas del Rimac
pero desvaneciendo aquellas sombras del pasado
hay un Perú que aguarda tu visita fraternal.
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Mercedes Sosa performs "Acércate Cholito", and this lyric page sits inside the Mercedes Sosa catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Eu Só Peço a Deus and A Monteros with a short reason for opening each page next.
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