Ciudad de Eterna Primavera
Single · Narrative folk · Spanish & English
Demo recording
Produced with AI music tools, not performed by me or a band. The lyrics are mine, and a live version with real musicians is the next step.
From the cloud forest above Santa Elena, where the barranquero flies through the mist, down the coffee slopes of Caicedo to a valley alive with reggaeton, salsa and guaro. A love letter to Medellín, a poem put to music. Mi ciudad de eterna primavera.
Lyrics
Verse 1
The clouds swept over Santa Elena,
the forests came alive in birdsong,
through the mist flies the gorgeous barranquero.
Verse 2
The remote slopes of Caicedo,
where arabica dries in the sun,
like a postcard,
brought to market by Willys or mule.
Verse 3
Down to the valley a mile below,
the rhythm of reggaeton, salsa and guaro,
the pulse of the city clearly Latin, full on.
Chorus
Heart of the city beating in the heat,
cloud forests hanging over tropical streets,
welcome to the city of eternal spring.
Outro
Mountains forge the paisa soul,
from birdsong to the coffee to the streets below,
mi ciudad de eterna primavera.
