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Artist: Rubén Blades
Canonical path: /ruben-blades/canto-abacua-canto-niche
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Canto Abacua (Canto Niche)
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Canto Abacua (Canto Niche)
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Se escucha el sonar de tambores
Anuncian la misa pa'l que tenga fe
Y en medio de la noche oscura
Avanzan los fieles con rumbo al bembé
Se oye el repique'l tambó
Ecos de un viejo cantar
Olofi, Lofi y Vilató
En medio e'la oscuridad
Y sigue vibrando la noche
al compas bolero del coquioyamba
Los negros se agarran las manos
Repitiendo a coro
el viejo cantar
Se oye el repique del oyamba
Van cantando los niches de madruga
Oye mi canto abacua
Ay, a prisa negro que la misa va a empezar
Oye mi canto abacua
Yo por eso le canto porque yo se que el santo me pue'ayudar
Oye mi canto abacua
Le pedimos la libertad
Oye mi canto abacua
Campanas, campanas, campanas llamando estan
Oye mi canto abacua
Abasi vigila en la oscuridad.
Coro 2
Abasi es tambores abacua
Cantando de madruga
Abasi es tambores abacua
Se escucha el misterioso cantar
Abasi es tambores abacua
Son los niches que te vienen a rezar
Abasi es tambores abacua
Mis tambores abacua
Abasi es tambores abacua
abasi
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Este es mi canto abacua
Coro 1
Oye mi canto abacua
Ay, tambores de madruga
Oye mi canto abacua
Ayofi venme a ayudar
Oye mi canto abacua
Oye mi canto abacua
Oye mi canto abacua
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