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This song was sung by the United Farm Works of Delano, California (USA).
Lyrics - Spanish
(Folk song)
Refrain
Ser como el aire libre,
No mas se pasa volando.
Ser como la paloma
También se pasa volando.
1. Cuando yo era chico,
mi madrecita decia:
Cuidate mi mijito,
no te me metas en lios. Refrain
2. Y ahora yo estoy grande,
estas palabras me duelen,
Porque la vida es larga
Y yo la paso llorando. Final Refrain
Final Refrain
Ser como el aire libre,
No mas se pasa volando,
Ser como el mar tan lindo
También se pasa rodeando.
Translation – To be like the free wind
Refrain
To be like the free wind,
It just flies.
To be like the dove,
It also just flies.
1. When I was a kid,
my mother said:
Take care my little boy,
don’t get yourself into trouble. Refrain
2. And now I am big,
these words hurt me,
Because life is long
And I spend it crying. Final Refrain
Final Refrain
To be like the free wind,
It just flies.
Be like the sea so beautiful
It also goes around.
See also
- Language: Spanish
- Form: ABA
- Harmony: homophony / chords i, iv, V
- Scale: harmonic minor
- Source: Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to sing, read, and play, Eleanor G. Locke, 1981
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody

