Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Mercedes Sosa
Canonical path: /mercedes-sosa/el-indio-muerto
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El Indio Muerto
Read El Indio Muerto lyrics by Mercedes Sosa on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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El Indio Muerto
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El cielo está enlutado
de opaco poncho de nubes
el día murió a lo lejos
lo están velando arreboles.
Los cerros devuelven ecos
del canto del chilicote
que perdido entre los yuyos
corea responsos tristes.
Ha muerto el indio poeta
silencio le hacen los erkes
y en los arroyos de Anta
lloran los sauces su muerte.
El día se viene lento
lo esperan rosadas nubes
para contarle del luto
que embarga a los hondos valles.
Indio del triste silbo
tu canto lo tiene el monte
de noche lo dará al viento
pa´que lo arree por los aires.
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Mercedes Sosa performs "El Indio Muerto", 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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