Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Manhattan Transfer
Canonical path: /the-manhattan-transfer/blues-for-pablo
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
Blues For Pablo
Read Blues For Pablo lyrics by The Manhattan Transfer on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Blues For Pablo
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Adios mi Corazon Iberia
Adios mi Corazon adios
Adios, adios Iberia
Adios, adios Iberia
Adios my Pablo
You know how much we'll miss you
When you finally leave us
Vaya con Dios
Over the water came a
Brother driven mad
Puttin' forth a heathen horde
On his people
To blacken human spirit'll
Make the devil glad - glad
Things like that will make
The devil glad
Make the devil so glad
You fight your brother
Tryin' t' fight your brother
Drives you mad
And madness blinds you Pablo
Mi Pais, mi Catalonia - When?
When you comin' home?
When you comin' home?
Well, my heart is near home
Ever home
None play our music
None paint our pictures
None make our spirit glow
My body's leaving but not me
Your face we will see
On the day that we're free
So go - Pablo
When danger threatens I must flee
The darkness comes
With a roll of the drums
Dark! Dark!
All the people work
Yet there is no pay
No pay - low pay
All the people work
Yet the children hunger on, Pablo
Hear me say Madre, mi Madre
The everlasting light of art
Will ever shine
As long as I'm away from home
The devil strikes without warning
Turn life's wheel aroun'
Black is white, wrong is right,
Up is down
Life is heavy 'neath these
New Conquistadores
Los Conquistadores acted nice
While at home
Madre
Mi Madre
Mi Padre
I know that you're the music
And the beauty
All I ever do
Is to keep the lamp of beauty
Burning bright to keep it alive
Keep the light alive
To keep the light alive
Keep the light alive
That's a light s' gotta live
All the people work
All the people pray
We miss you
All the people pray
For your safe returning (oh Pablo)
Will you, will you, will you,
Will you, will you please
Cast an eye overseas,
Over there, over there
Over there around the
Hispaniolas - si Cuba
Hombre Cubano,
El comprende como sta?
Adios, mi Corazon, Iberia
Adios, o' little sons of Iberia
Adios, Adios, Adios
Adios
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Blues For Pablo"?
The Manhattan Transfer performs "Blues For Pablo", and this lyric page sits inside the The Manhattan Transfer catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Blues For Pablo"?
Yes. The related section below points to Women In Love and (The Word Of) Confirmation with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by The Manhattan Transfer?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through The Manhattan Transfer's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Blues For Pablo yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.