Zamba De Juan Panadero
Raúl Carnota Lyrics
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De Don Juan Riera cantando
Que así le gustaba al hombre
Lo nombren de vez en cuando
Panadero Don Juan Riera
Con el lucero amasaba
Y daba esa flor de trigo
Como le iban a robar
Ni queriendo a Don Juan Riera
Si a los pobres les dejaba
De noche la puerta abierta
A veces hacia jugando
Un pan de palomas blancas
Y harina su corazón,
Al cielo se le volaba
Por su amistad en el vino
Sin voz queriendo cantaba
Y a su canción como al pan
La iban salando sus lágrimas
The lyrics of Raúl Carnota's Zamba De Juan Panadero describe the beauty of Don Juan Riera's memory and how he loved being remembered by people. Don Juan Riera was a baker who used to knead bread under the starry night and give it to people as if he was giving away his soul. He was a man of great generosity who left the door of his bakery open at night for the poor. The lyrics also describe how he used to play with flour and create white dove-shaped bread which would fly away like his heart yearning to the sky.
The lyrics depict how Don Juan Riera was a man loved by everyone in his life but still was vulnerable just like the bread he made. His songs had a deep emotional connection with the bread he made as both had the taste of his tears. The lyrics are profound, showing how one person could have influenced the lives of many by just being himself. The song is a tribute to the memory of Don Juan Riera and his kind-heartedness.
Line by Line Meaning
Que lindo que yo me acuerde
I am glad that I remember
De Don Juan Riera cantando
Don Juan Riera singing
Que así le gustaba al hombre
That's how the man liked it
Lo nombren de vez en cuando
To mention him from time to time
Panadero Don Juan Riera
Baker Don Juan Riera
Con el lucero amasaba
Kneaded with the morning star
Y daba esa flor de trigo
And gave that flower of wheat
Como quien entrega el alma
As if delivering his soul
Como le iban a robar
How could they steal from him
Ni queriendo a Don Juan Riera
Not even if they wanted to rob Don Juan Riera
Si a los pobres les dejaba
Since he left it to the poor
De noche la puerta abierta
With the door open at night
A veces hacia jugando
Sometimes he made, as a game
Un pan de palomas blancas
A bread of white doves
Y harina su corazón
And his heart was full of flour
Al cielo se le volaba
It flew up to the sky
Por su amistad en el vino
For his friendship with wine
Sin voz queriendo cantaba
Singing silently
Y a su canción como al pan
And to his song, like to bread
La iban salando sus lágrimas
He seasoned it with his tears
Writer(s): Gustavo Leguizamon, Manuel Jose Castilla
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