No había nadie en la calle, La Habana estaba vacía,
Sólo el guardia del barrio con su vieja linterna china.
Cuando se oyó un gran ruido debajo del asfalto
Que se abrió en dos pedazos, mientras nacía un árbol.
Eran ramas enormes en espiral al cielo,
Perdiéndose en las nubes como pasa en los cuentos.
Mientras el vecindario se asomaba boquiabierto,
Haciendo el comentario, pensando que no era cierto.
La negra dijo que Shangó nos había mandado el castigo
Y el viejo dijo que quizás era otro invento del enemigo.
Lo cierto es que aquel árbol causó tanta sorpresa
Que nadie imaginó el final.
A la mañana llegaron fotógrafos y oradores,
Una muchacha de quince y un matrimonio que puso flores.
Un tipo se subió pensando que una rama llegaba a Miami,
Y el barrio le gritó y colgó carteles por todas partes.
La policía puso barras amarillas y luces girando
Y no faltaron los turistas entre los que iban llegando.
La negra dijo que Shangó nos había mandado el castigo
Y el viejo dijo que quizás era otro invento del enemigo.
Lo cierto es que aquel árbol causó tanta sorpresa
Que nadie imaginó el final.
Llegaron los arquitectos y los científicos del museo,
Mientras que los creyentes le daban vueltas por un deseo.
Y así fue que se juntaron, políticos y santeros,
La puta y el miliciano, los hippies y los obreros.
Y cuando decidieron justo lo que iban a hacer con el árbol,
La misma tierra lo tragó y sólo quedó el espacio.
La negra dijo que Shangó nos había mandado el castigo
Y el mismo viejo aseguró que era otro invento del enemigo.
Lo cierto es que aquel árbol causó tanta sorpresa
Que nadie imaginó el final.
No había nadie en la calle, La Habana estaba vacía,
Sólo el guardia del barrio con su vieja linterna china,
Iluminando el asfalto con su vieja linterna china,
Sólo el guardia del barrio con su vieja linterna china.
Carlos Varela (nato l'11 aprile 1963) è un cantautore cubano di nuova trova, spesso definito "il Bob Dylan di Cuba". Negli anni '80 si unì al movimento musicale della Nueva Trova, un genere musicale politico e poetico legato alla Rivoluzione cubana. Varela è noto per le sue canzoni che trattano temi sociali, politici e personali con una forte componente di critica sociale. La sua musica è caratterizzata da melodie malinconiche e testi introspettivi, spesso accompagnati da chitarre acustiche e percussioni tradizionali cubane. Tra i suoi brani più famosi figurano "El hombre que se fue", "La vida es un sueño" e "Cuba va". Varela ha collaborato con numerosi artisti internazionali, tra cui Joan Manuel Serrat e Silvio Rodríguez. La sua musica è stata influenzata da cantautori come Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie e Víctor Jara.
In the realm of rock 'n' roll, there are few names as iconic as Queen, and within the Queen pantheon, Brian May stands out not only as a legendary guitarist but also as an astrophysicist with a profound connection to NASA.
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My favorite group when I was just a teenager were the Fugees, thanks to them a certain curiosity about english language was born in me. I wanted to know and understand the lyrics of their songs, it wasn't enough for me to be carried away exclusively by their beautiful music.
Sweden and the United States are two countries far from each other, thousands of kilometers separate them, the language, culinary and sporting traditions, I don't feel so categorical about the landscapes, not knowing all of America there may be states that have the same reliefs of the country of northern Europe, but on one thing I am sure
It has been talked about for almost 3 years, rumored and it is hoped that sooner or later they will arrive at a collaboration, and now we are satisfied: the Catalan singer Rosalia and the American musician Oneohtrix finally announce the publication of a piece together!