Contrabando

Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & His Orchestra

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Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen ˈbleðz]; born July 16, 1948) professionally known as Rubén Blades is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor, Latin jazz musician, and activist, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres. As songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and politically inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating thinking persons' (salsa) dance music. Blades has composed dozens of musical hits, the most famous of which is "Pedro Navaja," a song about a neighborhood thug who appears to die during a robbery (his song "Sorpresas" continues the story), inspired by "Mack the Knife." He also… more »


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Sobre el fangoso Orinoco
Un bote va resbalando
Y un indio, firme en el remo
Transporta su contrabando

El mono chilla en la selva
Caimán vigila en la orilla
El indio rema, rema pensando
"Oh, qué tierra de maravilla"

Camino verde, tan ancho como el mar
En donde el hombre se pierde si no sabe regresar
Camino verde, conozco tu verdad
El que no busca se muere sin encontrar

Carga cerveza importada
Trae veinte pantys franceses, uh-la-lá
Trae Marlboro americano
Y tres radios japoneses

Mentholatum y Chingongo
Collares de fantasía
Postales del Papa Francisco
Seis Playboys y baterías

Jaguar bebe agua de río
Mariposa pinta al viento
Aparece un caserío
Ladra un perro, monte adentro

En el piano, Ricky Verna

Vinieron los guerrilleros
El sacristán y el alcalde
Y toda la gente del pueblo
Que tiene con qué pagarle

Acabó la compra y venta
Se fue el bote con la tarde
Enredado entre la selva
Queda el canto alucinante

(Camino verde)
(Camino Verde) en donde el hombre se pierde
(Camino Verde) si no sabe regresar
(Camino Verde) el que no busca se muere
(Camino Verde) se muere sin encontrar
(Camino Verde) camino verde tan ancho como el mar
(Camino verde) camino verde, conozco tu verdad
(Camino verde)

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Written by: Ruben Blades

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