Lyrics to
Canta Libre

This version of Canta Libre was released by Neil Diamond in 1972.

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Canta libre, Canta vida,
De mi madre,
Y mi padre

Canta mi corazon,
Para los ninos,
Y sus ninos, Canta libre

I got music running in my head
Makes me feel like a young bird flying
‘Cross my mind and layin’ in my bed
Keeps me away from the thought of dyin’

Canta libre, Canta vida,
De mi madre
Y mi padre

I got music runnin’ in my brain
Ev’ry song with it’s own kind of meaning
Cleanse the soul and wash away the pain
Baptized by the song that you’re singing

Canta libre, Canta la vida
Siempre conmigo,
Canta libre

Canta libre,
Canta la vida

Canta mi corazon
Para los ninos
Y sus ninos
Canta libre
De mi madre
Y mi padre
Canta libre
Cante Libre

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About Lyrics and Canta Libre by Neil Diamond

The lyrics to Canta Libre are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Neil Diamond used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to Canta Libre have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Neil Diamond and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Canta Libre by Neil Diamond. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Canta Libre" means the words set to the music of Canta Libre, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Diamond. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Canta Libre and the lyrics to Canta Libre are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Diamond who came here looking just for the lyrics to Canta Libre, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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