El Gavilán
dueto los armadillos Lyrics


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Quien tuviera la dicha
Que tienen los gavilanes
De volar por las alturas
Mirando los pastizales
Quien tuviera la dicha
Que tienen los gavilanes
De volar por las alturas
Mirando los pastizales
Vuelan, vuelan y vuelan con sus alas extendidas
Cuidando las palomas que andan por ahi escondidas
Vuelan, vuelan y vuelan con sus alas extendidas
Cuidando las palomas que andan por ahi escondidas
Ay, ay, ay, ay quisiera ser
Como el gavilan
Que vive en las alturas
ve las palomas por donde van
Ay, ay, ay, ay quisiera ser
Como el gavilan
Que vive en las alturas
Ve las palomas por donde van
Y zapateale pero con Dueto Los Armadillos
Quien tuviera la dicha
que tienen los gavilanes
De volar por las alturas
Mirando los pastizales
Quien tuviera la dicha
Que tienen los gavilanes
De volar por las alturas
Mirando los pastizales
Vuelan, vuelan y vuelan con sus alas extendidas
Cuidando las palomas que andan por ahi escondidas
Vuelan, vuelan y vuelan con sus alas extendidas
Cuidando las palomas que andan por ahi escondidas
Ay, ay, ay, ay quisiera ser
Como el gavilan
Que vive en las alturas
ve las palomas por donde van
Ay, ay, ay, ay quisiera ser
Como el gavilan




Que vive en las alturas
Ve las palomas por donde van

Overall Meaning

The song "El Gavilan" by Dueto Los Armadillos is a beautiful and nostalgic tune about the desire to be like a hawk and soar high above the fields, taking in the world from a bird's perspective. The lyrics begin with the singer expressing envy for the hawks and their ability to fly high and look down upon the pastures below. The repetition of the phrase "quien tuviera la dicha" (if only I had the good fortune) emphasizes the yearning in the singer's heart. The hawks are seen as lucky beings, free to roam as they please, and the desire to be like them is rooted in a desire for freedom and escape from the mundane world.


The chorus continues the theme of the singer's desire to be like a hawk, with the refrain "ay, ay, ay, ay quisiera ser como el gavilan" (oh, oh, oh, oh I wish I could be like the hawk) repeated twice. The hawk is described as living in the heights and watching over the pigeons as they fly below. The pigeon is a common symbol of freedom, but in this context, the singer sees it as something to be watched over and protected, emphasizing the idealized nature of the hawk's life.


The song's imagery is striking, with the focus on the hawk as a symbol of freedom and the desire to escape from the difficulties of life on the ground. The repeated refrains create a sense of longing and aspiration, while the use of the pigeon as a symbolic foil for the hawk emphasizes the nobility of the bird's role in the sky.


Line by Line Meaning

Quien tuviera la dicha
Oh, how fortunate would someone be


Que tienen los gavilanes
To have what the hawks have


De volar por las alturas
To soar through the heights


Mirando los pastizales
Watching the grasslands below


Vuelan, vuelan y vuelan con sus alas extendidas
They fly and fly with their wings spread wide


Cuidando las palomas que andan por ahi escondidas
Protecting the doves that hide around


Ay, ay, ay, ay quisiera ser
Oh, oh, oh how I wish


Como el gavilan
To be like the hawk


Que vive en las alturas
Living high up


ve las palomas por donde van
Seeing where the doves go


Y zapateale
And dance (with Dueto Los Armadillos)




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Armando Armadillo

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