Mercedes Sosa

Canción para un niño en la calle lyrics Mercedes Sosa

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Canción para un niño en la calle


A esta hora exactamente,
hay un niño en la calle...
¡Hay un niño en la calle!

Es honra de los hombres proteger lo que crece,
cuidar que no haya infancia dispersa por las calles,
evitar que naufrague su corazón de barco,
su increíble aventura de pan y chocolate
Poniéndole una estrella en el sitio del hambre
de otro modo es inútil, de otro modo es absurdo
ensayar en la Tierra la alegría y el canto,
porque de nada vale si hay un niño en la calle

No debe andar el mundo con el amor descalzo
enarbolando un diario como un ala en la mano
trepándose a los trenes, canjeándonos la risa,
golpeándonos el pecho con un ala cansada.
No debe andar la vida, recién nacida, a precio,
la niñez arriesgada a una estrecha ganancia
porque entonces las manos son inútiles fardos
y el corazón, apenas, una mala palabra

Pobre del que ha olvidado que hay un niño en la calle,
que hay millones de niños que viven en la calle
y multitud de niños que crecen en la calle.
yo los veo apretando su corazón pequeño

Mirándonos a todas con fábula en los ojos
un relámpago trunco les cruza la mirada,
porque nadie protege esa vida que crece
y el amor se ha perdido, como un niño en la calle

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The lyrics CANCIÓN PARA UN NIÑO EN LA CALLE of MERCEDES SOSA is also present in the album Cantora 2 (2009)

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Biografia

Haydée Mercedes Sosa (1935-2009) è stata una cantante argentina, considerata un'icona della musica popolare latinoamericana. Nata a Tucumán, iniziò la sua carriera negli anni '60 cantando folk e canzoni tradizionali argentiniane. La sua voce potente e emozionante, insieme alla sua dedizione alla lotta per i diritti civili e la pace, la resero una figura di grande rilievo culturale e sociale in Argentina e nel mondo. Sosa si distinse per l'interpretazione di brani di cantautori come Atahualpa Yupanqui e Víctor Jara, ma compose anche alcune delle sue canzoni più famose, come "Gracias a la vida" e "Alfombra verde". Durante la dittatura militare argentina (1976-1983), Sosa si schierò apertamente contro il regime, esiliandosi in diverse nazioni. Tornata in Argentina dopo la caduta del regime, continuò a cantare fino alla sua morte nel 2009. Mercedes Sosa è ricordata come una voce potente e indimenticabile che ha ispirato generazioni di musicisti e attivisti.

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