Canción con todos
Maria Jose Quintanilla Lyrics

The lyrics of Maria Jose Quintanilla's song "Cancion Con Todos" (A Song with Everyone) are incredibly poetic and explore the idea of a collective identity that unites all of the countries in the Americas. The singer starts by describing how they are walking through the "cosmic waist of the south" and stepping on the most "vegetal" regions of wind and light. They sense "all the skin of America" on their own skin, and feel a river running through their voice that is ready to burst out.

The singer then invokes various countries in South America, describing the sun of high Peru, the face of Bolivia, the tin and loneliness of Brazil, and the copper and mineral of Chile. They declare that they are ascending from the south towards the essence of America, rooted in a shout that is destined to grow and explode. The final stanza is a call to all voices, all hands, and all blood to come together and turn into a song on the wind. The singer asks their American brother to sing with them and liberate their hope with a scream.

The song was originally written by the Argentinian musician Armando Tejada Gómez in 1969, as a tribute to the legendary Argentinian folk musician Mercedes Sosa. It quickly became an anthem for political movements across Latin America that were advocating for social justice and unity. Maria Jose Quintanilla, a Chilean singer and television personality, included it in her debut album in 2004, bringing a new generation to appreciate its message.