Original lyrics by Nadja Lopez - Vargas
Musical arrangements: Veronica Arcila
Arrangements for Warmi: Veronica Arcila
Musical arrangements for this version: WARMI (London - UK)
WARMI are:
Veronica Arcila: Vox-guitar-percussion
Ingrid Rueda: B vocal- percussion
Phaxsi Coca: Windpipes, B vocal
Vicki Cespedes: Windpipes, B vocal
Renu Hossain: Percussion B vocals
Paloma Palomino: Charango, B vocals
London - UK
Note by Nadja: I wrote this song in 2007, it has been interpreted by different musicians who made their own versions and even changed some of the original lyrics to make it more romantic or folkloric, thanks to the music of Koguiwa, Cumbe, Warmi, Layla Kamlani and Veronica Arcila for making such beautiful covers of this song.
The lyrics talk about the nostalgic feeling of the indigenous people and farmers in my country (Colombia)that have to abandoned their land to survive the war, “terratenientes” (paramilitaries) and the big companies taking over their territories; this song is about healing and about bringing your heart back to the waters of the land to be healed.
An homage to my ancestors, Indigenous people and farmers of Colombia!
YO LLEVO by Nadja Lopez-Vargas©
Yo llevo, yo llevo, llevo mi corazón x2
LLevo mi corazón a las aguas de aquel rio
para curar las penas de aquellos que se han ido
Llevo el corazón a que borre mi pasado
de todo lo que quise y la vida se ha llevado
Yo llevo, yo llevo llevo mi corazón x2
El alma de mis ancestros, sembrada en esa tierra
de ellos no me olvido el recuerdo se me queda
si pudiera dejar, mi corazón en el rio
y vivir en mi Tierra como cuando era niño
Yo llevo, yo llevo, llevo mi corazon x4
©Copyright - registered in 2007
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