Carnaval Arequipeño
Grupo 5
Arequipa Carnival
On August 15, 1997, I met in Peru a beautiful white city
And the holy volcanoes Misti, Chachani, and Pichu Pichu
That proudly tells its children it’s Arequipa
This is a land of friends
(Oh yes, sir)
It’s a welcoming place
(Oh, of course)
The land of rocoto
(Oh yes, sir)
The dish that warms my heart
(Accordion)
And there was born, Mariano Melgar
(Accordion)
Sir, with you, how beautiful it is
On August 15, 1997, I met in Peru a beautiful white city
And the holy volcanoes Misti, Chachani, and Pichu Pichu
That proudly tells its children it’s Arequipa
This is a land of friends
(Oh yes, sir)
It’s a welcoming place
(Oh, of course)
The land of rocoto
(Oh yes, sir)
The dish that warms my heart
This is a land of friends
(Oh yes, sir)
It’s a welcoming place
(Oh, of course)
The land of rocoto
(Oh yes, sir)
The dish that warms my heart
Sir, with you, how beautiful it is
And long live Peru, folks
(Long live)
And its people live on
(Long live)
So much beauty gathered in the same place, in the same spot
That proudly says all the people of Arequipa
Our white city is like the sky, it’s paradise
I visited monasteries
(Oh yes, sir)
With Mendosa and the parish
(Oh, of course)
Relics and monuments
(Oh yes, sir)
And Arequipa is history
(Oh, of course)
I got to know the chapels
(Oh yes, sir)
The house of the mulberry tree
(Oh, of course)
Molinosa Banvilla
(Oh yes, sir)
And its cathedral
(Oh, of course)
