Décimas Del Parecido
Carlos Vives
Similarities in Décimas
The mango resembles the jobo
Papayuela and fruit bomba
Guama to cañandonga
Tamarind and carob
Pitaya to corombolo
Melon to watermelon
Uvita to pimientilla
Cucumber and zucchini
And the city of New Orleans
resembles Barranquilla.
Afternoons to mornings
Juancho Polo to Durán
Cartagena to San Juan
Santo Domingo and Havana
The plains to the savannas
Santa Marta to Seville
Taganga to Taganguilla
Corraleja to San Fermín
And the city of New Orleans
resembles Barranquilla.
The sea resembles the sky
Your heart to the earth
The girls from my town
resemble the Sierra
In the hammock where I return
to alleviate the nightmare
I thought about the wonder
that blooms in my garden
And the city of New Orleans
resembles Barranquilla.
Good evening, Mr. President
The Province greets you...
He is a prepared man
of patience and good faith
who teaches the kids
from the town of Magangué.
He is a prepared man
has traveled the whole world
and everything he knows
seems similar to him.
If you pay attention
and analyze well
you will realize
that we are all similar
that a parrot
resembles a macaw
that an iguana
resembles a dinosaur
that this song
resembles my neighborhood
the Arhuacos to the Mayas
a Caribbean to a canary
a tobacco to a calilla
an alligator to a caiman
my dream to Punta Betín.
And the city of New Orleans
resembles Barranquilla.
