Canción de un Cantautor, merengue oriental en homenaje a Luis Mariano Rivera.

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Hello my lovely people of Hive Music! This time I want to share with you a song I wrote four years ago for a Municipal School Voice Festival. It was a wonderful experience because I narrated the life of a well-known singer-songwriter from my community of Charallave, Carúpano, who was formerly known as Canchunchu Florido.

This illustrious figure, Luis Mariano Rivera, was born in Carúpano, Canchunchu, on August 19, 1906. He was a Venezuelan musician, composer, poet, and playwright, famous for his deep connection to the folklore and nature of his homeland, creating classics like "Canchunchu Florido," "La Guacara," and "Cerecita," inspired by his surroundings. He began his artistic career at the age of 48, creating a vast repertoire that became part of the "sentimental map of Venezuela." Performers such as Gualberto and Barreto, Cecilio Todd and Simón Díaz spread his work internationally. He died on March 15, 2002 in Carúpano, at the age of 95, leaving an indelible legacy in Venezuelan music and culture.

Song by a Singer-Songwriter, oriental merengue in homage to Luis Mariano Rivera.

AUTHOR: CARLOS ANDRÉS LÓPEZ BLANCO

MUSICAL GENRE: ORIENTAL MERENGUE

I

YOU WERE A GREAT TROUBADOUR

A LOVER OF NATURE

A MAN WHO SINCE CHILDHOOD

WORKED THE FARM (REPEAT)

II

HE SANG WITH FEELING

TO BRIGHTEN THE DAY

OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN

NAMED “JUANA MARÍA” (REPEAT)

CHORUS

DON LUIS MARIANO RIVERA

A MUCH-BELOVED TOWN

HE WAS A GREAT SINGER-SONGWRITER

FROM MY FLOWERING CANCHUNCHU (REPEAT)

III

HE WOULD LIE DOWN IN HIS HAMMOCK

SEEKING TO BRING COLOR TO IT

TO THOSE BEAUTIFUL SONGS

THAT SHE SANG WITH LOVE (REPEAT)

IV

SHE CAPTIVATED HER PEOPLE

WITH A GOOD MERENGUE

THAT BEAUTIFUL SONG

THAT SHE CALLED “LUCERITO” (REPEAT)

Celebrating culture is a beautiful legacy that I would like to continue highlighting 🙏

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