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CANDELA

Let me tell youyou are the most beautiful thingthat can breathe. Let me tell you that I don’t wantto break the harmonyof your gaze. Instantly stopsthe train already empty of freedom. Caravels of time,seagulls of the brain to enchant. We will be dreaming,we will be the vanguardthat wants to findstairs to the centreof the silent …

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DEL COLOR DE LA TIERRA

– OF THE COLOUR OF THE EARTH – Yes, here we arewaiting for the right moment.With patience tangled in roots,With hope in flight and without yielding. Of the colour of the earth is our destiny,Of the colour of the earth our being.Without wasted words, declaring:There are no ambitions for power! Yes, here we areEnduring unfulfilled …

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MARTÍN VARGAS

Martín VargasMartín Vargas Don’t let the wolf corner youin his den.May the dogs leave in peaceyour loneliness.May the leechesnot ignite your fears. May the dogs bark far awayfrom your truth.Dodge another bloody blow.Defend your restless soul.Dodge another uncertain blow.Defend your old face. Martin VargasMartin Vargas Don’t be cowed by timemending cracks.May your fists have no …

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BAILADORA

– DANCER – Hear me well, moving,come on my queen, heat up your feet.Listen to me well, let go,burning nymph,move upside down. Let’s dance,DANCERLet’s dream,DANCERDon’t ever get tiredLife is so short. Hear me well, smiling at me,spin in the air, fly with pleasure.Look at me well, discover me.Draw the skywith your nakedness. Let’s dance,DANCERLet’s dream,DANCERDon’t …

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CORAZÓN DE BOHEMIA

– BOHEMIAN HEART – Heart that comes from far away,Heart that brings rains from the sea.Heart that goes regrettingthe deaf oblivion of loneliness… Heart behind the doordisappearing under the threshold.Heart that travels at sealooking for an island to burst. PARTYING HEARTTHAT BLEEDS AT NIGHT. Fleeting heart of bohemia,forgetting a dream by the beach.Heart that goes …

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MORENA

Attention morena,this night with starswith your walk,tasty and fierce gazelle. You are sowinglove and passion here in the sand.Attention brunette,this night with stars. MOVE MORENAMOVE DRUMSMOVE MORENATHE HEARTS. Attention morena,this night of fireI want to walkthrough your body and through the sand. We’ll be togetherwrapped in chains.Attention brunette,this night of fire. MOVE MORENAMOVE DRUMSMOVE MORENATHE …

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MAYOMBE DE LIBERTAD

– MAYOMBE OF FREEDOM – Oh, Mayombe MayéOh, Mayombe Mayé A ration of landA matter of beingTo go on livingTo quench thirst.Malembe for warsReasons with disdainTo keep on runningTo see you againMalembe for warsReasons for peace. Oh, Mayombe, MayéOh, Mayombe, Mayé A passion of the earthAn illusion of beingTo avoid the ironTo save the skin.Malembe …

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DESAPARECIDO

– MISSING – Dedicated to:Víctor Modesto Cárdenas Valderrama,disappeared under the military dictatorship in Chile Who hid you,who spilled the salt?If your look of anguish flew away,who is guilty of the sun? Who shot,who chased away peace?The fatal destiny is not undone.Roses of the wind in the sea. “You will return alive,your soul didn’t leave.” Where …

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GUATEMALA

(Words of Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize 1992) Hey tell me, tell mehow does the water go into the sea?Hey tell me, tell mehow is the Chichén Itzá? Free Guatemala,Rigoberta on the threshold.Hey tell me, tell meif it’s the blood of the quetzal.Listen to me, Guatemala…Guatemala, tell me where are you… Hey tell me, tell …

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BUENOS TIEMPOS

– GOOD TIMES – Good times are coming,let’s dance. Good times are coming, good times are coming,I’m coming back. The time is comingWhen Zaldívar will be able to return,when his footstepswill recognise the burning earth. The good times,when there in Cuba he will be able to playand here in Europethe cold winter will forget him.c …

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