I stole a verse from Violeta Parra1
while in Chile's Valle de la Luna2.
Under a leaden sky between Lima3 and La Oroya4,
I discovered the good side of men.
Buenos Aires5 was spring and love,
some books in the breezes and a life between teeth.
I was never able to be in the same place
for more time than what it took me to sink.
Take me, take me,
take me away from here.
Take me, take me,
take me away from here.
Take me.
A coffee in Tacuba6, a tequila in Jalisco7.
A doubt at the bottom of an abyss.
Some day I'll to Tijuana8 for you
searching for the light I lost.
Between Santa Marta9 and Cartagena10 I learned
to throw my watch over the rail.
In Madrid11, I founded my republic inside a bar.
In Barcelona12, a homeland with a sea.
Take me, take me,
take me away from here.
Take me, take me,
take me away from here.
Take me, take me,
take me away from here.
Take me, take me,
take me away from here.
Take me.
1. Famous singer, songwriter and ethnomusicologist from Chile known as 'the mother of Latin American folk'.2. A valley inside the 'Los Flamencos' National Reserve famous for its moonlike landscape.3. Capital city of Peru.4. A city found in Central Peru.5. Capital city of Argentina.6. A possible reference to the Café Tacuba, a famous restaurant found in the historic centre of Mexico City.7. A Mexican state famous for being the main producer of tequila in the world.8. The westernmost city in Mexico, near the US border, just south of California.9. An important port city in Colombia, on the Caribbean Sea.10. Another important city of Colombia on the Caribbean sea.11. Capital city of Spain.12. An important city of Spain and the capital of the Catalunya region.