He founded, in 1971, the recognized independent record label Ayuí/Tacuabé in order to promote and support valuable Uruguayan musical expressions, along with other musicians like José "Pepe" Guerra, Braulio López, Coriún Aharonián, Myriam Dibarboure, María Teresa Sande and Edgardo Bello,
He has performed the works of Cuban Nueva Trova stars Silvio Rodríguez and Pablo Milanés and Brazil's Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo and has worked with Cuban composer and arranger Leo Brouwer. His recordings are widely available, especially "Trópicos" (1972).
Viglietti was imprisoned in 1972 by his own government. He was supported by the likes of Jean-Paul Sartre as an international man of conscience, a voice for peace, and an opponent of the fascism and tyranny that plagued South America in the 1970s. Rumors about possible mistreatment against him forced the authorities to bring him out in front of television cameras to show that, in particular, his hands were fine. However, Viglietti spoke out that his treatment in police custody was much better than what other political prisoners received. He was a peer of the late Chilean poet and folk singer Victor Jara and composer and activist Violeta Parra.
El Encuentro
Daniel Viglietti Lyrics
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Junto al viejo árbol,
El encuentro en las noches
De verano.
Tú, paloma que regresas,
Yo, rama para tu vuelo.
Todo quemado,
Tiempo y olvido,
Que se va.
He soñado nuestro encuentro
Junto al árbol del verano.
Tus regresos de paloma,
Mis esperas de ramaje.
La piel de tus madrugadas
Como un río entre la arena.
El encuentro
Junto al viejo árbol,
El encuentro en las noches,
Noches de verano.
The song "El Encuentro" by Daniel Viglietti talks about a meeting underneath an old tree in summer nights. The song seems to speak about two lovers who have a history and are now coming back together under these natural elements. The song is based on the metaphor of a dove and a branch returning to a tree. There is a sense of longing and eventual reunion as both the dove and the branch are connected to the tree. The idea of "everything burning" may signify the heat of summer, but it also represents the passage of time and the things that have been forgotten.
The singer dreams of this reunion, where the dove returns and the waiting branch is finally able to hold her. The lyrics go on to describe the dove's skin in the early morning hours, using the metaphor of a river flowing between sand to characterize her softness. The overall theme of the song is the passage of time and how we long for lost love and the natural elements can provide a sense of nostalgic beauty that brings us back to those moments of longing.
Line by Line Meaning
El encuentro
The meeting
Junto al viejo árbol,
Next to the old tree,
El encuentro en las noches De verano.
The meeting in summer nights.
Tú, paloma que regresas,
You, dove that returns,
Yo, rama para tu vuelo.
Me, a branch for your flight.
Todo quemado, Tiempo y olvido,
All burned, time and forgetfulness,
Tras el verano Que se va.
After the summer that is leaving.
He soñado nuestro encuentro Junto al árbol del verano.
I have dreamed of our meeting next to the summer tree.
Tus regresos de paloma, Mis esperas de ramaje.
Your dove returns, my waiting branches.
La piel de tus madrugadas Como un río entre la arena.
The skin of your early mornings like a river in the sand.
El encuentro Junto al viejo árbol, El encuentro en las noches, Noches de verano.
The meeting next to the old tree, the meeting in summer nights.
Contributed by Samuel N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.