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El Sariri (The Wanderer) - What a Wonderful Song!

I've just recently discovered a song named "Sariri" and I love it the first time I hear it.
(Sariri is a word from the Aymara culture, inhabiting Bolivia and Peru. The Sariri is a ceremonial musician,
keeper of traditional music, that travels from place to place, his arrival signifies the beginning of the Fiesta.):

https://soundcloud.com/loschavosmusic/sariripaya-condor

I tried hard to find its lyrics and meanings by posting request in dozen of versions of this song and finally I got them:

EL SARIRI

Tengo que llegar al pueblo
Allí me espera mi madre
Tierra de gente morena
Paisajes color aguayo
Tierra de gente morena
Paisajes color aguayo.

Soy el sariri del ande
Caminando muchas lunas
Con el wayra del amigo
Con el sabor y recuerdo
Con la fuerza de mi raza
Tengo el poncho al viento.

Aguayo= natural y vivo (en aymara)
Sariri= caminante, viajero (en aymara)
Wayra= viento, brisa (en quechua)

This is the translation in English

THE WANDERER

I have to reach my people
Because my mother is expecting there
My land of brown people
With colourful landscapes in natural way
My land of brown people
With colourful landscapes in natural way.

I'm the wanderer from the Andes
Walking through many nights
With a friendly breeze
With my livings and memories
With the strength of my race
I have my "poncho" to the wind.

Poncho:
a garment of a type originally worn in South America, made of a thick piece of woollen cloth with a slit in the middle for the head.

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There are many other versions available on Soundcloud.com and Youtube, just search for "Sariri".
Here are some of my favorite versions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tUtNjzorSk

https://soundcloud.com/sikurimanta-peru/sikurimanta-peru-sariri-del

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqqYuOIt_Ns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1AuEDcy_dE

Now I can sing this song although very poorly because I don't know Spanish. I hope you'll love it. The sound of flute, pan pipes and melody are so haunting and soul-touching! It makes me high!

:beer
 
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