Lyrics
Qué grande que viene el río,
Qué grande se va la mar.
Si lo aumenta el llanto mío,
Cómo grande no ha de estar. (repeat)
Refrain
Río, río, río, río,
Devolvedme el amor mío,
Devolvedme el amor mío,
Que me canso de esperar.
Translation
How big that comes the river
How big it goes the sea
If my cry makes it bigger,
How big won’t it be
Refrain:
River, river, river, river,
Return to me my love
Return to me my love
I’m tired of waiting
See also
- Chilean folk songs
- songs in 3
- songs about love
- source: Making Music Your Own, Grade 6, Silver Burdett Company, 1965
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- MIDI file
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2 thoughts on “Río río”
Can you tell me where you got this melodic notation from? It is different than the way I learned it as a child in Chile.
I got it from Making Music Your Own, Grade 6, Silver Burdett Company, 1965
Folk songs often have many different versions.