Se Va el Caimán
| "Se va el caimán" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Genre | Cumbia |
| Songwriter(s) | José María Peñaranda |
"Se va el caimán" (translation "the alligator is going") is a cumbia written by the Colombian songwriter, José María Peñaranda.[1] It was first recorded by the Eduardo Armani orchestra in 1945.[2]
In its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time, El Tiempo, Colombia's most widely circulated newspaper, ranked the song at No. 6.[2] Viva Music Colombia rated the song No. 11 on its list of the 100 most important Colombian songs of all time.[3]
The song has been recorded by multiple artists, including Digno Garcia, Orquestra Plateria, Cuarteto Imperial, Pequeña Compañía, Luis Bordón, Rudy Ventura y Su Orquesta, Manolo Avalos Orquesta y Coros, Edmundo Arias Y Su Orquesta, Max Woiski, Luis Alberto Del Parana, Chico Hernandez Y Sus Muchachos, Garibaldi, Grupo Raices, Mike Laure, and Billo's Caracas Boys.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Compositor del tema "Se va el caimán" murió en Barranquilla". Cooperativa. February 6, 2006.
- ^ a b "Las 50 mejores canciones de Colombia". El Tiempo.
- ^ "Las 100 Canciones Colombianas Mas Importantes de Toda La Historia". Viva Music Colombia. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Se Va el Caiman". Discogs. Retrieved September 9, 2021.