Lyrics to
Let The Children Play

This version of Let The Children Play was released by Santana in 1977.

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Let the children have their way
Let the children play
Let the children play

Yo le digo caballero
Que los ninos le quieren jugar
Ellos tienen que jugar
Ellos tienen que jugar

Let the children play
Ellos tienen que jugar
Ellos tienen que jugar
Let the children play

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About Lyrics and Let The Children Play by Santana

The lyrics for Let The Children Play are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1977 song by Santana. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Let The Children Play have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Let The Children Play - Santana and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Let The Children Play by Santana in multiple ways. 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 Let The Children Play" means the words set to the music of Let The Children Play, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Santana. 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 Let The Children Play and the lyrics to Let The Children Play are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Santana who came here looking just for the lyrics to Let The Children Play, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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