lunes, enero 10

Walsh

Yo tenía cuatro años cuando mi mamá aceptó una oportunidad fabulosa que le daba la vida y se fue a vivir a España para estudiar no sé, algo. Desde Madrid mandaba cartas y postales que me leía mi abuela, y nos llamaba cada vez que podía. Nos extrañaba mucho.

Un buen día se le ocurrió pedirle a una de sus amigas, una salvadoreña que cantaba muy bonito, que la ayudara a grabar un casette para nosotros. Mi mamá, frente al micrófono, nos recordó cuánto nos quería y cuánto le partía el corazón estar tan lejos. Después nos presentó a Ara y ella cantó, suave y cariñosamente, La tortuga Manuelita, canción en la que se cuenta que Manuelita vivía en Pehuajó pero un día se marchó.

Esa fue la primera vez que escuché la música de María Elena Walsh. Un año más tarde, sus personajes y sus historias ya me habían cambiado la vida.

Poco después de la grabación del casette, mi mamá volvió a México y ella y Ara no volvieron a verse. Veinte años hace de eso y justamente este viernes Ara vendrá desde El Salvador y se reunirán.

Hoy murió María Elena Walsh y en mi mundo estamos tristes. Pero, hey, en el reino del revés seguramente están contentos. Adiós, María Elena, vamos a ver cómo es.

6 comentarios:

Queridita dijo...

De los viajes volvemos llenitas de paquetes, unos que se ven y pesan y otros que son, como dice el Principito, invisibles para los ojos, etéreos ellos. En este caso, este paquetito de los dos tipos.
Gracias a Ma. Elena Walsh, a mi amiga y a ti por recordar y atesorar alguno de los paquetes de esos tiempos.

pispiration dijo...

Yo no la conozco, creo que le oí una a Chabelo.

¡Voy a conocer a Ara!

Chilangelina dijo...

Qué bonito post. Postea más, Amiguiz. No esperes a que se muera alguien para hacerlo.

Ijon Tichy dijo...

Yo oía a Maria Elena Walsh en el extinto radio infantil, de camino al kinder. A veces si se me hacía tarde alcanzaba a oir "El rincón de los niños", con Los hermanos Rincón.

Cundo fui a BA me traje un disco con sus canciones para Sofi, le siguen gustando mucho. Aunque ya está en etapa "31 minutos".

Luis Ricardo dijo...

Qué bonito.

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