Chilean group formed in 1965 by Julio Carrasco, Eduardo Carrasco, and Julio… Read Full Bio ↴Chilean group formed in 1965 by Julio Carrasco, Eduardo Carrasco, and Julio Numhauser, later joined by Patricio Castillo. Since its beginning, Quilapayun's lyrics were inspired by social issues related to its country, combining them with autochthonous musical arrangements. In 1966, the band came in first place at the Festival de Festivales, releasing its first album that same year. Folk singer and songwriter Víctor Jara helped the band by promoting Quilapayun's music and making the record Canciones Folklóricas de América together. By the time Julio Numhauser decided to leave, Carlos Quezada and Guillermo Oddo joined in. As Chilean New Song's ambassador, Quilapayun went on its first European tour in 1968. When Julio Carrasco left, Hernán Gómez and Rodolfo Parada became part of Quilapayun's new lineup. Due to Chilean political and social changes in the early '70s, the group settled in foreign countries for more than a decade.

Chacarilla
Quilapayún Lyrics

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Dejando mi pueblo querido
a estas tierras he llegado
en este centro de mineros
mil amigos he conseguido

La chacarilla boliviana
de la nación que es muy hermana
quizás me quede para siempre

o retornaré yo mañana.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Quilapayún's song "Chacarilla" speaks about leaving one's beloved hometown and arriving in a new place filled with camaraderie. The singer mentions arriving in the center of miners and quickly gaining a thousand friends. The song's title references the Chacarilla region in Bolivia, which the singer calls a sister nation. The singer ponders whether they will stay in Chacarilla forever or return to their hometown tomorrow.

Line by Line Meaning

Dejando mi pueblo querido
Leaving behind my beloved hometown

a estas tierras he llegado
I have arrived in these lands

en este centro de mineros
In this mining center

mil amigos he conseguido
I have made a thousand friends

La chacarilla boliviana
The Bolivian chacarilla

de la nación que es muy hermana
From a nation that is very close

quizás me quede para siempre
Perhaps I will stay forever

o retornaré yo mañana.
Or I will return tomorrow.

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