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Artist: Violeta Parra
Canonical path: /parra-violeta/violeta-ausente
Related lyric paths: 6
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Violeta Ausente
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Violeta Ausente
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¿Por qué me vine de Chile
tan bien que yo estaba allá?
Ahora ando en tierras extrañas,
ay, cantando como apenada.
Tengo en mi pecho una espina
que me clava sin cesar
en mi corazón que sufre,
ay, por su tierra chilena.
Quiero bailar cueca,
quiero tomar chicha,
ir al mercado
y comprarme un pequén.
Ir por Matucana
y pasear por la quinta
y al Santa Lucía
contigo mi bien.
Antes de salir de Chile
yo no supe comprender
lo que vale ser chilena:
ay, ahora sí que lo sé.
Igual que lloran mis ojos
al cantar esta canción,
ay, así llora mi guitarra
penosamente el bordón.
Qué lejos está mi Chile,
lejos mi media mitad,
qué lejos mis ocho hermanos,
ay, mi comadre y mi mamá.
Parece que hiciera un siglo
que de Chile no se nada,
por eso escribo esta carta,
ay, la mando de aquí pa' allá.
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