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Artist: Mercedes Sosa
Canonical path: /mercedes-sosa/los-machetes
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Los Machetes
Read Los Machetes lyrics by Mercedes Sosa on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Los Machetes
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Los machetes se van
Por el cielo de las calles
A quebrarles la ansiedad
Por el cielo de las calles
A quebrarles la ansiedad
Los machetes vendrán
Por la noche de los hombres
Machacando su compás
Por la noche de los hombres
Machacando su compás
Qué canción tendrá la azúcar
Qué querrá el cañaveral
Que la furia del machete
En el hombre se hace sal
Con un filo de luz
Por el rayo de los surcos
La tormenta del jornal
Por el rayo de los surcos
La tormenta del jornal
El machete es mitad
De este brazo de verdugo
Con que corto sin parar
De este brazo de verdugo
Con que corto sin parar
Los machetes vendrán
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Mercedes Sosa performs "Los Machetes", and this lyric page sits inside the Mercedes Sosa catalog on LyroVerse.
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