Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Silvio Rodriguez
Canonical path: /silvio-rodriguez/el-vigia
Related lyric paths: 6
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El vigía
Read El vigía lyrics by Silvio Rodriguez on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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El vigía
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Agua me pide el retoño
que tuvo empezar amargo.
Va a hacer falta un buen otoño
tras un verano tan largo.
El verde se esta secando
y el viento sur se demora,
pero yo sigo esperando
que lleguen cantando
la lluvia y mi hora.
Yo soy de un oficio viejo,
como el arroyo y el viento,
como el ave y el espejo,
como el amor y el invento.
Yo sólo soy el vigía
amigo del jardinero
con la pupila en el día
que llegara el aguacero.
Yo sólo soy un vigía
amigo del jardinero.
Agua me pide el retoño
que tuvo empezar amargo.
Va a hacer falta un buen otoño
tras un verano tan largo.
El verde se está secando
y el viento sur se demora,
pero yo sigo esperando
que lleguen cantando
la lluvia y mi hora.
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Silvio Rodriguez performs "El vigía", and this lyric page sits inside the Silvio Rodriguez catalog on LyroVerse.
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