They play and play in the air,
and the floor tiles stay away
for a llamada 1 to pass
silently by Durazno street.
To pass by dreaming
with their cuerda 2 of illusion
the five little brown-skinned kids
and the ghost of a drum.
Playing, playing, playing they go,
they hear the wood even if isn't there.
Playing, playing, dreaming they go,
five little brown-skinned kids through the city.
They play and souds in the air
of their hands and their skin
the rhythm of a Figari 3
in a silentful swinging.
Nobody else but them listen
that imaginary sound,
only the flight of their hands
is announce of a drum.
Playing, playing, playing they go,
they hear the wood even if isn't there.
Playing, playing, dreaming they go,
five little brown-skinned kids through the city.
Playing, playing, playing they go,
they hear the wood even if isn't there.
Playing, playing, dreaming they go,
five little brown-skinned kids through the city.
1. The llamadas parade. A parade related to the Uruguayan carnival and the candombe2. A group of drummers3. A painting of Pedro Figari, uruguayan painter whose paintings were many times based on the Uruguayan scene, including carnivals