Plegaria Vallenata
La Sonora Del Caribe Lyrics

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Oyeme Diosito Santo
Tú de aritmética nada sabías
Dime por qué la platica
Tú la repartiste está mal repartida?

Oyeme Diosito Santo
En cuál colegio era que tú estudiabas?
Por qué a unos les diste tanto

En cambio a otros no nos diste nada?

Mira tanta gente pobre
Que vende su sangre pa' poder vivir
No te das cuenta que el rico
Es feliz mirando al pobre sufrir

Como sé que es imposible
Que al santo cielo te llegue esta carta
Pero me estás escuchando
Cantando esta plegaria vallenata

Oyeme Diosito Santo
Yo que en mis noches me paso rezando
Para que me des licencia
De criar mis hijos y darles un rancho

Mira cómo son las cosas
Como en ti confío te sigo rezando
Ya que no me diste plata
Dame salud para seguir luchando

Mi plegaria vallenata, Diosito Santo a ti te la canto

Overall Meaning

The song "Plegaria Vallenata" by La Sonora Del Caribe is a prayer addressed to God, questioning the way the world is designed and the injustice that seems to prevail in it. The lyrics are full of lament and frustration as the singer pleads with God to hear his prayer and provide some answers.

The song begins with the question of why money is not distributed evenly among all people, and the singer wonders if God ever had any knowledge of arithmetic in the first place. He then questions why some people are given wealth and success while others suffer in poverty and hardship.

The second half of the song reflects on the harsh reality of life, where people have to sell their blood to survive and the wealthy seem to find pleasure in watching the poor suffer. The singer acknowledges that reaching heaven with this prayer may be impossible, but he still goes on to plead with God for his family's well-being and health.

Overall, the song expresses the frustration and helplessness a person feels when they see the unfairness around them and the powerlessness they have to change it.

Line by Line Meaning

Oyeme Diosito Santo
Listen to me, holy God

Tú de aritmética nada sabías
You didn't know anything about arithmetic

Dime por qué la platica
Tell me why the money

Tú la repartiste está mal repartida?
You distributed it wrongly?

En cuál colegio era que tú estudiabas?
In which school did you study?

Por qué a unos les diste tanto
Why did you give so much to some,

En cambio a otros no nos diste nada?
while you didn't give anything to others?

Mira tanta gente pobre
Look at so many poor people

Que vende su sangre pa' poder vivir
Who sell their blood just to survive

No te das cuenta que el rico
Don't you realize that the rich

Es feliz mirando al pobre sufrir
Is happy watching the poor suffer?