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Artist: Mercedes Sosa
Canonical path: /mercedes-sosa/cancion-del-jangadero
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Cancion Del Jangadero
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Cancion Del Jangadero
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Río abajo voy llevando la jangada,
río abajo por el alto Paraná.
Es el peso de la sombra derrumbada,
que buscando el horizonte bajará.
Río abajo, río abajo, río abajo:
a flor de agua voy sangrando esta canción.
En el sueño de la vida y el trabajo
se me vuelve camalote el corazón
Jangadero, jangadero:
mi destino por el río es derivar
desde el fondo del obraje maderero,
con el anhelo del agua que se va
Padre río, tus escamas de oro vivo
son la fiebre que me lleva más allá.
Voy detrás de tu horizonte fugitivo
y la sangre con el agua se me va
Banda, banda; sol y luna; cielo y agua:
espejismo que no acaba de pasar.
Piel de barro, fabulosa lampalagua:
me devora la pasión de navegar
Jangadero, jangadero:
mi destino por el río es derivar
desde el fondo del obraje maderero,
con el anhelo del agua que se va.
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