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La Viga Maestra

Candelario 'Candela' Vargas
Artist
Candelario 'Candela' Vargas
Latin Salsa3:04April 20, 2026
0:00 3:04

Influenced by Adalberto Álvarez, Issac Delgado, Arsenio Rodríguez, Alexander Abreu y Havana D'Primera. Candelario 'Candela' Vargas learned to play the tres guitar from his uncle in Santiago de Cuba, and his songs are vivid portraits of the people he grew up with. He writes about the dignity of manual laborers and love affairs that unfold on public buses. His partner of twelve years, an architect named Elena, appears in every love song he's ever written, though he has never once used her name. He still lives on the same street he was born on, believing that if he left, his music would lose its soul.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Era un baúl de cedro de antes del ochenta y nueve,
Ismael el carpintero le lijaba el relieve.
Agosto del noventa y siete, un calor que no da tregua,
y en un fondo falso, un sobre con la cara de la yegua.
El olor a madera vieja y a billetes con sudor,
una grieta en el techo, un óxido en el tenedor.

[Chorus]
La madera no miente, mi hermano,
pero la conciencia pesa más que la suerte en la mano.
La madera no miente, mi hermano,
un clavo torcido te derrumba el verano.

[Verse 2]
Pensó en la bicicleta con la cadena podrida,
en la pila de la radio, en la deuda de la vida.
Escuchó una voz adentro, la de su mujer, precisa:
"Con eso hay pa' la luz y el café que se divisa".
Un diablo chiquitico, con acento de La Habana,
le susurraba al oído: "aprovecha la mañana".

[Chorus]
La madera no miente, mi hermano,
pero la conciencia pesa más que la suerte en la mano.
La madera no miente, mi hermano,
un clavo torcido te derrumba el verano.

[Bridge]
Cruzó la calle Enramadas, con el sobre en el bolsillo,
pesaba como un bloque, brillaba como un cuchillo.
Tocó la puerta de caoba, la del tipo importante,
y devolvió el futuro en un solo instante.

[Outro]
(Montuno)
¡Ismael, carpintero de Vista Alegre!
(Coro: La madera no miente)
¡Con la viga maestra no se juega, oye!
(Coro: Y la conciencia pesa más)
Le dieron veinte pesos y una palmadita...
(Coro: La madera no miente)
¡Pero duerme derecho, con el alma barnizadita!
(Coro: Y la conciencia pesa más)

About Candelario 'Candela' Vargas

Candelario 'Candela' Vargas learned to play the tres guitar from his uncle in Santiago de Cuba, and his songs are vivid portraits of the people he grew up with. He writes about the dignity of manual laborers and love affairs that unfold on public buses. His partner of twelve years, an architect named Elena, appears in every love song he's ever written, though he has never once used her name. He…

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