Toca Viejo
Alux Nahual
Play, Old Man
Tonight is party night in the streets
And people go out to find
A story, a friend, a lover
To keep them away from loneliness
But I go out to find that town
That saw me play as a child
And after a few hours of travel
I find my roots upon arrival
And an old man plays an old music in the kiosk
It's an old man playing the marimba
And I remember that I carry my country in my heart
And I ask him to continue playing
Oh oh oh play, old man!
Let your instrument sound
Let memories come out to dance
Oh oh oh play, old man
Like you did back in the day
It seems like you invented the feeling
Oh oh oh oooh
The girls are silent
They don't know how to play or dance
This music is not from their time
They hear it pass like the wind
And an old man plays an old music in the kiosk
It's an old man playing the marimba
And I remember that I carry my country in my heart
And I ask him to continue playing
Oh oh oh play, old man!
Let your instrument sound
Let memories come out to dance
Oh oh oh play, old man
Like you did back in the day
It seems like you invented the feeling
Oh oh oh oooh
But look, I remember my elders
I can almost hear them sing
And the years have become a mirror
They put me, in their place
Play, old man, play, old man
