Mientras Duerme la Ciudad

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen ˈbleðz]; born July 16, 1948) professionally known as Rubén Blades is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor, Latin jazz musician, and activist, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres. As songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and politically inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating thinking persons' (salsa) dance music. Blades has composed dozens of musical hits, the most famous of which is "Pedro Navaja," a song about a neighborhood thug who appears to die during a robbery (his song "Sorpresas" continues the story), inspired by "Mack the Knife." He also… more »

Year:: 1991
: 3:00
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Playlists:: #4
Spanish

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De noche, la clase alta conspira, "jaibol" en la mano, tramando
La clase media descansa, estropeada, la televisión mirando
La clase baja sigue abajo, el día del cambio esperando

El sueño llega y nos cubre a todos con su manto
Y unos se tapan con la mentira y otros se arropan con la verdad
Y todo el mundo le apuesta a la vida, mientras duerme la ciudad

Unos sueñan con ganancias, otros lloran lo perdido
Algunos no dan importancia a lo vivido
Incluso, la maldad dencansa, con un suspiro
Todos se acuestan pensando: "Mañana, viene lo mío!" 

Y unos se arropan con la mentira y otros se tapan con la verdad
Y todo el mundo le apuesta a la vida, mientras duerme la ciudad

(Y unos se acuestan con la mentira)

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