Corazón

You placed a hand on your chest, and you said "Corazón"

Then taught me what meaning there can be in a word

And with that simple wisdom I've lived and I've grown

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"It means heart," you said, "but it’s not one of stone;

It's one that gains strength like the wings of a bird,"

You placed a hand on your chest, and you said "Corazón"

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"When leaving the nest the young bird has not flown

But falls only with guidance of all that she’s heard,"

And with that simple wisdom I've lived and I've grown

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"When fearing and falling she must feel alone

But deep in her heart she must know it’s absurd-"

You placed a hand on your chest, and you said "Corazón"

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"By hearing, by seeing, in her heart has she known

The truth of her nature: that her flight is assured!"

And with that simple wisdom I've lived and I've grown

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“Like the bird, then, we know in our hearts we’ve been shown

That the wind for our flight is the Light of That Word .”

You placed a hand on your chest, and you said “Corazón”

And with that simple wisdom I’ve lived and I’ve grown.